Deck 22: Labor-Management Relationship

Question 1

An employer may voluntarily recognize that its workers want to have a certain labor union represent them.

Answer 1

True
Explanation: An employer may voluntarily recognize that its workers want to have a certain labor union represent them.

Question 2

Petitions are used to authorize the NLRB to conduct an election to certify a union or to rescind a union's authority.

Answer 2

True
Explanation: Votes to certify a union or to rescind a union's authority also take place by petition.

Question 3

The law does not require an employer to favor union members in hiring employees.

Answer 3

True
Explanation: The law does not oblige an employer to favor union members in hiring employees.

Question 4

The NLRB is empowered to take corrective action and award dollar damages to unions and employees.

Question 5

An employer is not required to recognize the union based on a majority card showing and always has the option to insist on an election.

Question 6

Bargaining in good faith means bargaining until an agreement is reached.

Question 7

An employer's conferring additional benefits on employees considering union organization can be considered an unfair labor practice.

Question 8

The Clayton Act expressly grants employees the protected right to join a union.

Question 9

The NLRB does not exercise jurisdiction over private universities and colleges.

Question 10

The Norris-LaGuardia Act restricts the use of federal court injunctions in labor disputes.

Question 11

Insisting on only oral agreements when negotiating is not considered to be an unfair labor practice.

Question 12

An employer may not file a petition for an election to invalidate certification of an incumbent union.

Question 13

If an employer reports the existence of possible illegal aliens to the authorities when the report is near a time when the employees are approving a labor union as its bargaining agent such a report is considered an unfair labor practice.

Question 14

Administrative law judges are responsible for the initial conduct of hearings in unfair labor practice cases.

Question 15

Requiring job applicants to state on a job questionnaire that they would or would not cross a picket line is illegal.

Question 16

An employer may legally permit a union to use their telephones and copy machines as long as they do not charge the union a fee.

Question 17

Under the Wagner Act, any organization of employees must be completely independent of their employers.

Question 18

Employers are legally required to recognize the union based on a majority card showing.

Question 19

The NLRB consists of five members who are nominated by Congress and are confirmed by the House of Representatives.

Question 20

The Norris-LaGuardia Act forbids injunctions to be issued to enjoin strikes by public employees.

Question 21

The National Mediation Board was created by the:

A) Railway Labor Act.
B) National Labor Relations Act.
C) Labor-Management Relations Act.
D) Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
E) Child Labor Act

Question 22

Which of the following statements holds true for the collective bargaining process of the National Mediation Board?

A) A period of six months is stipulated for a special emergency board to make recommendations for settlement.
B) It prohibits voluntary arbitration.
C) The special emergency board appointed by the NMB cannot issue judicial injunctions.
D) It is mandatory for parties to comply with a special emergency board's proposals.
E) It considers lockouts by management and strikes by workers illegal.

Question 23

The Taft-Hartley injunction provision is applicable to all strikes.

Question 24

Workers in right-to-work states, who work at a unionized facility, must pay union dues.

Question 25

Issues and questions regarding fringe benefits are considered compulsory bargaining issues.

Question 26

Raising prices in cafeteria vending machines may be considered a compulsory bargaining issue.

Question 27

The Clayton Act of 1914 was passed principally to:

A) force employers to pay a minimum wage.
B) ensure shorter work weeks.
C) strengthen the antitrust laws.
D) establish a national labor relations board.
E) enable management control over workers.

Question 28

A partial business closing to deter unionizing is an unfair labor practice.

Question 29

A union member may sue a local union for failing to enforce the international union's constitution and bylaws.

Question 30

Employee agreements not to join unions as a condition of employment were known as _____ contracts.

A) anti-fraternization
B) yellow-dog
C) anti-socialization
D) featherbedding
E) free rider

Question 31

Yellow dog contracts were made illegal through the enactment of the:

A) Clayton Act.
B) Norris LaGuardia Act.
C) Wagner Act.
D) Sherman Act.
E) Comstock Act

Question 32

The first federal statute of importance to the labor movement was the _____ which was passed to strengthen the antitrust laws.

A) Clayton Act
B) Railway Labor Act
C) Norris LaGuardia Act
D) Wagner Act
E) Comstock Act

Question 33

Which of the following is a major provision of the Landrum-Griffin Act?

A) It governs collective bargaining for railroads and airlines.
B) It authorized the NLRB to conduct union certification elections.
C) It provided for an 80-day cooling-off period in strikes that imperil national health or safety.
D) It created the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to assist in settlement of labor disputes.
E) It created a Bill of Rights for union members.

Question 34

Unions are allowed to use members' dues to support political activities.

Question 35

The Norris-LaGuardia Act:

A) restricts the use of federal court injunctions in labor disputes.
B) limits the jurisdiction of state courts in issuing injunctions.
C) bars an injunction from being issued to enjoin illegal strikes.
D) permits injunctions against persons striking or quitting work.
E) permits paying unemployment benefits to participants in a labor dispute.

Question 36

Individuals can be sued for violating the no-strike provisions of a collective bargaining contract.

Question 37

Forcing an employer to pay for work not being performed is called featherbedding.

Question 38

All 50 states have adopted "right-to-work" laws.

Question 39

The largest union in the U.S. is the:

A) AFL-CIO.
B) United Auto Workers.
C) Teamsters Union.
D) National Education Association.
E) Industrial Workers of the World

Question 40

One reason for the relative strength enjoyed by management was the fact that it argued that employees acting together were restraining trade illegally under the _____.

A) Taft-Harley Act
B) Wagner Act
C) Norris-LaGuardia Act
D) Clayton Act
E) Sherman Act

Question 41

Which of the following holds true for elections to certify unions?

A) They are public and open to any employee.
B) They are by secret ballot.
C) They are supervised by state appointed labor representatives.
D) They need not be recognized by management.
E) They must be agreed to by all the employees.

Question 42

The Taft-Hartley Act provides injunction power against:

A) all strikes and lockouts.
B) strikes and lockouts that create a national emergency.
C) strikes and lockouts that involve interstate sale of goods.
D) shutdown of companies in cases involving natural disasters.
E) mass layoffs by companies in cases involving right sizing

Question 43

_____ are those issues concerned with wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

A) Voluntary bargaining issues
B) Optional bargaining issues
C) Secondary bargaining issues
D) Compulsory bargaining issues
E) Alternative bargaining issues

Question 44

Which of the following is exempt from the authority of the NRLB?

A) All nonretail operations
B) Independent contractors
C) Interstate transportation enterprises
D) Television stations
E) Private universities

Question 45

The Taft-Hartley Act was designed to:

A) strengthen labor union's bargaining power.
B) limit management retaliation for unionization.
C) help ensure fairness in negotiations in the wake of the Wagner Act.
D) strengthen antitrust laws.
E) establish a federal minimum wage.

Question 46

The Wagner Act is also known as the:

A) Labor-Management Relations Act.
B) National Labor Relations Act.
C) Railway Labor Act.
D) LMRDA Act.
E) Federal Arbitration Act.

Question 47

The members of the NLRB are appointed by:

A) Congress.
B) the president.
C) the Senate.
D) the House of Representatives.
E) the Department of Labour

Question 48

The NLRB assumes jurisdiction over:

A) independent contractors and household domestic workers.
B) employees of the railways and airlines.
C) retail enterprises with a gross volume of $500,000 or more a year.
D) employees who work for their spouse or parents.
E) all employees of the federal and state governments.

Question 49

Under the Wagner Act, any organization of employees must:

A) be completely independent of their employers.
B) be approved by their employer.
C) have an established meeting place at their place of employment.
D) have equal access to company equipment and support staff.
E) be established on the recommendation of the Department of Labor.

Question 50

Which of the following agencies has been granted the authority to conduct quasi-judicial hearings to investigate and enforce sanctions in case of unfair labor practices?

A) Federal Labor Relations Authority
B) National Mediation Board
C) National Credit Union Administration
D) National Labor Relations Board
E) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Question 51

Which of the following statements holds true for bargaining between an employer and the union concerning a mandatory subject of bargaining?

A) In-plant food and related services are not compulsory bargaining issues.
B) Wages are compulsory subjects, while bonuses are not.
C) Courts tend to defer to the NLRB in classifying collective bargaining subjects.
D) Under no circumstances can parties take steps that are against best interests of the other party.
E) Neither the employer nor the union must make concessions to the other.

Question 52

Collective bargaining subjects are first classified as mandatory or voluntary by:

A) executive orders.
B) legislative enactment.
C) NLRB decisions.
D) the Sherman Act.
E) the Comstock Act.

Question 53

Which of the following actions by an employer violates the Wagner Act?

A) Threatening to fire any employees that vote to certify a union
B) Providing refreshments to those attending a union meeting
C) Refusing to allow an employee to have a union representative present when the employee is being questioned about a theft that occurred on the premises
D) All of these
E) None of these

Question 54

Congress explicitly affirmed labor's right to organize and to bargain collectively in the:

A) Wagner Act.
B) Taft-Hartley Act.
C) Norris-LaGuardia Act.
D) None of these.
E) Comstock Act.

Question 55

After a valid election to certify a union has been conducted by the NLRB, another election is:

A) permitted within six months regardless of whether the union wins the certification vote.
B) permitted within six months regardless of whether the union wins or loses the certification vote.
C) is not permitted for three years regardless whether the union wins or loses the certification vote.
D) is not permitted for one year regardless whether the union wins or loses the certification vote.
E) is not permitted for five years regardless whether the union wins or loses the certification vote.

Question 56

The NLRB has jurisdiction over:

A) governmental employees.
B) persons covered by the Railway Labor Act.
C) agricultural laborers.
D) employees of private transportation enterprises.
E) independent contractors.

Question 57

Which of the following statements holds true for the certification of a union by cards?

A) Employers do not have the option to insist on an election.
B) Employers do not need to recognize the union based on a majority card showing.
C) Under no circumstances can cards substitute for an election.
D) The general counsel of the NLRB has to prove that the employees read the cards.
E) The NLRB may not issue a bargaining order under any circumstances.

Question 58

For the NLRB to conduct a union election, it must receive:

A) a request from 10% of eligible employees.
B) a petition from management.
C) a request from other chapters of the specific union.
D) a petition signed by at least 30% of employees.
E) a directive from the Department of Labor.

Question 59

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was created to achieve the goals of the _____.

A) Clayton Act
B) Sherman Act
C) Wagner Act
D) Taft-Hartley Act
E) Comstock Act

Question 60

The faculty of a college or university is unionized. They vote to strike. Which of the following would apply under the Taft-Hartley Act?

A) A 60 day cooling off period.
B) An 80 day cooling off period.
C) A 90 day cooling off period.
D) No cooling off period would apply.
E) They would be held guilty of precipitating a state of national emergency.

Question 61

The dispute in a jurisdictional strike is between:

A) the employee and the union.
B) two employees.
C) the national and local chapters.
D) two unions.
E) the government and the union.

Question 62

A place of employment that requires a person to be a union member before applying for a job is said to be a _____ shop.

A) limited access
B) open
C) closed
D) mandatory membership.
E) agency

Question 63

Which of the following is a provision of the Taft-Hartley Act?

A) It permitted suits to be filed by union members for breach of contract against unions.
B) Individuals can be sued for violating no-strike provisions of a collective bargaining contract.
C) It created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to administer the act.
D) It established and defined six unfair labor practices by employers.
E) It authorized the NLRB to conduct hearings on unfair labor practice allegations

Question 64

How was the National Mediation Board established and what are its primary functions?

Question 65

An agreement between an employer and a union in which the employer agrees not to force employees to handle goods or materials going to or from a second employer deemed by the union to be unfair is called a/an:

A) free rider contract.
B) redundant cargo contract.
C) secondary cargo contract.
D) hot cargo contract.
E) yellow-dog contract

Question 66

Why is the Clayton Act so important to the labor movement?

Question 67

Which of the following statements holds true for a local union?

A) It must observe the international union's constitution and bylaws.
B) It can disregard national bylaws if the local membership has an election and votes to do so.
C) It is bound by international bylaws only if the unanimous approves.
D) It cannot be sued by anyone except the national union of which it is a part.
E) All of these.

Question 68

A union of American seamen was peacefully picketing a foreign ship operated entirely by a foreign crew under foreign articles while temporarily in an American port. They were protesting against loss of livelihood by American seamen to foreign flagships with substandard wages or substandard conditions and in order to prevent the foreign ship from unloading its foreign cargo in the American port. Does the federal court have the power to issue injunctions in the above case?

Question 69

Laws that prohibit agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of continued employment is known as a _____ law.

A) right-to-work.
B) right to remain independent
C) right-to-self-determination
D) right to choice.
E) right-to-information

Question 70

Jurisdictional strikes:

A) are a good tool to force negotiation.
B) involve more than one employer.
C) are an unfair labor practice.
D) help unions gain bargaining position.
E) helps the employers to rein in erring unions.

Question 71

A hot cargo contract:

A) refers to picketing by employees and/or a union of a business not directly involved in a labor dispute for the purposes of bringing pressure to bear on the business of an employer who is.
B) refers to an union requiring the employer not to force employees to handle materials going to or coming from an employer designated by the union as "unfair.
C) refers to is an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union.
D) refers to demanding payment for work no longer performed by workers because of automation or robotification.
E) refers to a contract given to a worker who refuses to join coworkers in a strike.

Question 72

Name at least four of the specific actions not subject to federal injunction by the Norris-LaGuardia Act.

Question 73

Picketing to force an employer to recognize an uncertified union is an unfair labor practice when:

A) the employer has refrained from recognizing another union as the collective bargaining agent of its employees.
B) picketing has been conducted with an aim to force the employer to engage in a secondary boycott.
C) a valid representation election has been conducted by the NLRB within the past 12 months.
D) picketing has been conducted for an unreasonable time, in excess of 10 days.
E) picketing has been conducted even with a petition for a representation election being filed with the NLRB.

Question 74

The Landrum-Griffin Act is also known as the _____

A) National Labor Relations Act
B) Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
C) Railway Labor Act
D) Employment Bill of Entitlements Act
E) Federal Arbitration Act

Question 75

Mike is an employee at a company that is unionized. However, it is located in a right-to-work state. Which of the following is a correct in this case?

A) Mike is required to pay a non-association fee.
B) Mike is required to pay representation fees to the union.
C) Mike is outside the purview of the collective bargaining agreement.
D) The union must handle Mike's grievances, if any, with management.
E) Mike has to enter into an agreement requiring membership in a union as a condition of continued employment.

Question 76

United Workers called a strike at the Manfield Coal Company in Benwood, West Virginia. The impoverished mine workers quickly caved and asked to be rehired. The mine owners agreed but only on one condition. The workers had to surrender their union charter and agree to a company union. The management made it a condition of employment that employees agree not to join a labor union. What is the kind of the contract that the mine workers have entered into?

Question 77

Which of the following statements holds true for unions?

A) They represent all employees in the bargaining unit without discrimination.
B) They represent only dues-paying members of a bargaining unit.
C) They enter bargaining negotiations only when a significant number of members are involved.
D) All of these.
E) None of these.

Question 78

The Landrum-Griffin Act prohibits:

A) secondary boycotts.
B) strikes.
C) lockouts.
D) yellow-dog contracts.
E) whistleblowing.

Question 79

Which of the following statements holds true for suits against unions?

A) Individuals, violating no-strike provisions of a collective bargaining contract can be sued for action.
B) A labor organization may not be sued for the acts of its agents.
C) Members may not recover the money damages they suffer because of an illegal strike.
D) If a union activity is both an unfair labor practice and a breach of a collective bargaining agreement, NLRB's authority is not exclusive.
E) Any money judgment against an union is enforceable against any individual member.

Question 80

Lois has applied for a job at Nadia Markets, a grocery store chain. She is told that after thirty days she is required to join the union representing the Nadia employees. Nadia is:

A) an agency shop.
B) a union shop.
C) a right to work shop.
D) committing an unfair labor practice and violating the law.
E) an open shop.