Question 1

A craft unit is a bargaining unit composed exclusively of workers with a specific and recognized skill, such as electricians or plumbers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true regarding an appropriate bargaining unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to determine the appropriateness of a bargaining unit. 
B)  There are rigid and constrictive regulations for dealing with recognition cases. 
C)  The board that determines the appropriateness of a bargaining unit is authorized to do so by the Wagner Act. 
D)  The board that determines the appropriateness of a bargaining unit is not required to choose the most appropriate unit, only an appropriate unit.

Question 3

Supervisors enjoy the collective bargaining rights granted under the National Labor Relations Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A union must present evidence of employee support before a representation election is held.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The underlying principle for the NLRB's determination of an appropriate unit is that only employees who have ________ can be appropriately grouped in that unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  the same number of years of total work experience 
B)  similar wages, hours, and working conditions 
C)  similar cultural and regional backgrounds 
D)  the same educational background

Question 6

At the time of an election, an employer can ________ without violating the NRLA.

Accepted Answer

A)  threaten employees with loss of their job if they cast their vote during the election 
B)  communicate general views about unionism 
C)  promise economic benefits to the employees if they reject unionization 
D)  ask employees how they are going to vote in an election

Question 7

If a union loses a deauthorization election, the union still represents the employees in the bargaining unit and the rest of the collective bargaining agreement remains intact, but employees are not required to join the union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is true of decertification petitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The union investigates the validity of the decertification petition. 
B)  Decertification petitions must be filed by both the employer and employees. 
C)  A union cannot be decertified by a simple majority vote. 
D)  Only employees can file a decertification petition.

Question 9

The considerations used to determine the appropriateness of a bargaining unit are not legally binding formulas but an exercise in rational examination of the facts of an individual case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the operation of a construction industry unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the construction industry, an employer may begin to bargain with a union before any employees are hired for a new project. 
B)  A construction industry unit is required to show that it represents a majority of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit before it bargains with the employer. 
C)  For a Project Labor Agreement to be applicable, it is required that only union labor is used on the project. 
D)  A Project Labor Agreement gives a union leverage in securing necessary permits, resulting in a "labor monopoly" on the project.

Question 11

In 2005, seven national unions split from the Change to Win Coalition to form the AFL-CIO.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The NLRB considers the extent of unionization by a bargaining unit to be the controlling factor in unit determination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During a union organizing campaign, which of the following requirements must be fulfilled to qualify for an NLRB-sponsored election?

Accepted Answer

A)  The employer must request the NLRB to conduct the election. 
B)  There should be more than 1000 employees in the bargaining unit. 
C)  30 percent of the workforce should sign authorization cards. 
D)  The employer must prove that the union organizers are engaging in unfair labor practices.

Question 14

Which of the following terms refers to a program during which union members are encouraged by their union to seek employment at a nonunion company and once hired, they promote unionization in the nonunion company?

Accepted Answer

A)  moonlighting 
B)  salting 
C)  dumping 
D)  astroturfing

Question 15

Similar wages, hours, working rules, and conditions of employment can define a community of interest in the public sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to the ________ doctrine, the use of authorization cards is allowed as a substitute for a certification election when an employer's actions amount for unfair labor practices and when the results of an election may be unreliable.

Accepted Answer

A)  sovereignty 
B)  severability 
C)  Gissel 
D)  Globe

Question 17

Employees have no statutory right to use an employer's bulletin board, meeting halls, or mailboxes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Typically, employees are allowed to distribute union literature ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  at the workplace and during working hours 
B)  outside the workplace and during working times 
C)  at the workplace and during nonworking times 
D)  outside the workplace and during nonworking times

Question 19

A construction industry unit is required to show that it represents a majority of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit before it bargains with the employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The ________ is authorized to decide on a case-by-case basis the "appropriate bargaining unit" of employees for collective bargaining purposes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Labor Relations Authority 
B)  General Services Administration 
C)  National Labor Relations Board 
D)  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Exam 4: Establishing a Bargaining Unit and the

A craft unit is a bargaining unit composed exclusively of workers with a specific and recognized skill, such as electricians or plumbers.

Which of the following statements is true regarding an appropriate bargaining unit?

Supervisors enjoy the collective bargaining rights granted under the National Labor Relations Act.

A union must present evidence of employee support before a representation election is held.

The underlying principle for the NLRB's determination of an appropriate unit is that only employees who have ________ can be appropriately grouped in that unit.

At the time of an election, an employer can ________ without violating the NRLA.

If a union loses a deauthorization election, the union still represents the employees in the bargaining unit and the rest of the collective bargaining agreement remains intact, but employees are not required to join the union.

Which of the following is true of decertification petitions?

The considerations used to determine the appropriateness of a bargaining unit are not legally binding formulas but an exercise in rational examination of the facts of an individual case.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the operation of a construction industry unit?

In 2005, seven national unions split from the Change to Win Coalition to form the AFL-CIO.

The NLRB considers the extent of unionization by a bargaining unit to be the controlling factor in unit determination.

During a union organizing campaign, which of the following requirements must be fulfilled to qualify for an NLRB-sponsored election?

Which of the following terms refers to a program during which union members are encouraged by their union to seek employment at a nonunion company and once hired, they promote unionization in the nonunion company?

Similar wages, hours, working rules, and conditions of employment can define a community of interest in the public sector.

According to the ________ doctrine, the use of authorization cards is allowed as a substitute for a certification election when an employer's actions amount for unfair labor practices and when the results of an election may be unreliable.

Employees have no statutory right to use an employer's bulletin board, meeting halls, or mailboxes.

Typically, employees are allowed to distribute union literature ________.

A construction industry unit is required to show that it represents a majority of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit before it bargains with the employer.

The ________ is authorized to decide on a case-by-case basis the "appropriate bargaining unit" of employees for collective bargaining purposes.