Deck 12: Working With Labor Unions

Question 1

The grievance procedure outlines the process by which actions that violate the contract will be handled.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 is also known as the anti-injunction bill.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Arbitration is the final aspect of a grievance.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A union steward is one who represents the interests of union members.

Question 5

A union shop requires a person to join the union within a certain time period of joining the organization.

Question 6

When the two parties are unable to reach a consensus on the collective bargaining agreement,this is called a bargaining impasse.

Question 7

The National Labor Union can be credited with the implementation of the eight-hour workday.

Question 8

In the 1930s,the Knights of Labor was formed as a result of political differences in the American Federation of Labor.

Question 9

Wages,health and safety,management rights,work conditions,and benefits fall under the permissive category of bargaining topics.

Question 10

Limiting the collective bargaining rights of state workers in order to avert a budget crisis is called union salting.

Question 11

A closed shop mechanism made union membership an optional requirement for a job applicant.

Question 12

A lockout is a strike in which the employees refuse to work in order to pressurize the employers into accepting their demands.

Question 13

A sick-out is an illegal form of union strikes.

Question 14

Once a decision has been arrived at through the collective bargaining process and a new contract has been written,it cannot be altered.

Question 15

Trade unions were developed in Europe during the Industrial Revolution.

Question 16

Strikes which were not authorized by the union were called yellow-dog strikes.

Question 17

The union does not have the power to file a grievance on behalf of an individual worker or the group.

Question 18

A principle grievance deals with basic contract issues surrounding seniority or pay.

Question 19

A local union primarily focuses on lobbying in the government for worker rights laws.

Question 20

Mediators can work on grievance processes but not on collective bargaining issues.

Question 21

_____ is an action in which another union goes on strike in sympathy for another union.

A)Secondary boycott
B)Union salting
C)Lockout
D)Slowdown
E)Union busting

Question 22

Which of the following is the reason why the Taft-Hartley Act was passed in 1947?

A)The act was introduced because of the upsurge of strikes during that time period.
B)The act was passed to legalize wildcat strikes and secondary actions.
C)The act was passed to ensure that unionized activity causes no disruption of interstate commerce.
D)The act was passed to prevent federal courts from issuing injunctions against nonviolent labor disputes.
E)The act was created due to racketeering and corruptions charges against the existing unions.

Question 23

Which of the following oversees the Wagner Act,handling any complaints which may arise from it?

A)The American Federation of Labor
B)The National Labor Union
C)The National Mediation Board
D)Congress of Industrial Organizations
E)The National Labor Relations Board

Question 24

Of the following,the _____ is an independent union.

A)American Federation of Government Employees
B)Associated Actors of America
C)Federation of Professional Athletes
D)Major League Baseball Players Association
E)Teamsters

Question 25

Wildcat strikes are:

A)methods through which all workers in the same industry are legitimately organized into the same union.
B)requests to erase previous testimony or a court proceeding from the record in union-related conflicts.
C)a form of workplace decision-making in which the workers themselves agree on work-related choices.
D)a method of unionization wherein secret ballot and card checks are made illegal.
E)those which are outlawed and not authorized by the union according to the Taft-Hartley Act.

Question 26

In which of the following arrangements must a person be a union member in order to be hired?

A)A post-entry closed shop
B)An open shop
C)A closed shop
D)A union shop
E)An agency shop

Question 27

A labor union is defined as:

A)the totality of many voluntary social relationships,civic and social organizations,and institutions that form the basis of a functioning society.
B)a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body.
C)a congregation of legislators,administrators,and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time.
D)a collection of workers banding together to meet common goals,such as better pay,benefits,or promotion rules.
E)a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations,constituent states,independent organizations,or groups.

Question 28

Which of the following industry-specific local unions falls under the Change to Win Federation?

A)American Federation of Government Employees
B)Directors Guild of America
C)Federation of Professional Athletes
D)Airline Pilots Association
E)Service Employees International Union

Question 29

The _____ barred federal courts from issuing injunctions against nonviolent labor disputes and created a noninterference of employers against workers joining a union.

A)Taft-Hartley Act of 1947
B)Wagner Act of 1935
C)Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932
D)Landrum Griffin Act of 1959
E)Railway Labor Act of 1926

Question 30

Which of the following acts passed in 1959 required unions to hold secret elections,submit annual financial reports,and develop standards for the expulsion of a member of the union?

A)The Taft-Hartley Act
B)The Norris-LaGuardia Act
C)The Landrum Griffin Act
D)The Railway Labor Act
E)The Wagner Act

Question 31

The Taft-Hartley Act,which was introduced as a response to the upsurge of strikes in that time period,outlawed _____.

A)lockouts
B)union salting
C)union busting
D)secondary actions
E)jurisdictional strikes

Question 32

_____ occurs when the employer,on behalf of the union,automatically deducts dues from union member's paychecks.

A)Augmentation
B)Agency fee provision
C)Capitation
D)Fair share provision
E)Checkoff provision

Question 33

_____ is the process of negotiations between the company and representatives of the union.

A)Grievance process
B)Union salting
C)Collective bargaining
D)Checkoff process
E)Union busting

Question 34

Which of the following is an agreement where the worker agrees not to join a union before accepting a job?

A)An employment agreement
B)A quasi contract
C)An integration clause
D)A yellow-dog contract
E)A social clause

Question 35

Which of the following organizations was formed as a result of political differences within the American Federation of Labor?

A)Congress of Industrial Organizations
B)Knights of Labor
C)National Labor Union
D)Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
E)Industrial Workers of the World

Question 36

Which of the following is true about the Knights of Labor?

A)The main focus of the Knights of Labor was to limit the workday to eight hours.
B)It only made attempts to defend the rights of African Americans and female workers.
C)The Knights of Labor was formed in 1866 to pave the way for other labor organizations.
D)The jurisdiction of the Knights of Labor was limited to workers in the railways.
E)The Knights of Labor initiated strikes which were successful in increasing pay and benefits.

Question 37

Employers must allow freedom of association,organization and cannot interfere with,restrain or coerce employees who form a union.This is one of the aspects of the _____.

A)Railway Labor Act
B)Weingarten Rights
C)Wagner Act
D)Landrum Griffin Act
E)Taft-Hartley Act

Question 38

Which of the following industry specific local unions falls under the AFL-CIO?

A)United Food and Commercial Workers
B)United Farm Workers of America
C)Service Employees International Union
D)Airline Pilots Association
E)Directors Guild of America

Question 39

_____ is a union strategy which encourages union supporters to apply for jobs in nonunion environments to actively work to unionize other employees when they are hired.

A)Secondary boycott
B)Union salting
C)Arbitration
D)Mediation
E)Union busting

Question 40

Which of the following labor union laws was amended in 1936 to cover the aviation industry?

A)Norris-LaGuardia Act
B)Railway Labor Act
C)Wagner Act
D)Landrum Griffin Act
E)Taft-Hartley Act

Question 41

Wages are an example of a(n)_____ bargaining topic.

A)permissive
B)optional
C)mandatory
D)illegal
E)discriminatory

Question 42

A union of 35,000 laborers of a shoe manufacturing factory has gone on strike to protest against poor working conditions.To show their support,workers of a garment factory went on strike.This is an example of a(n)_____.

A)jurisdictional strike
B)sympathy strike
C)lockout
D)sick-out strike
E)economic strike

Question 43

Almost all the 12,000 workers of an automobile factory gathered outside the plant and refused to work for five consecutive days.This strike,reflecting the union's opposition to the unfair clauses in the proposed union contract,began after negotiations on the mandatory issue of increase in wages failed.The workers were disappointed that the employer refused to meet their demand and responded to this bargaining impasse by initiating a(n)_____.

A)sympathy strike
B)lockout
C)slowdown
D)economic strike
E)jurisdictional strike

Question 44

A _____ grievance is initiated if an employee or group is not willing to formally file a grievance.

A)union
B)individual
C)principle
D)public
E)group

Question 45

Factory workers who are on a _____ to protest are using legal ways to do so since they are using allotted time.

A)sick-out
B)walk-out
C)wildcat strike
D)lockout
E)slowdown

Question 46

Common Cause,a trade union for construction workers,recently took up the case of a worker whose was injured on-site and given no compensation by Hilson Developers.Since incidents like this were frequent,Common Cause began negotiating safer conditions of employment for construction workers with the Federation of Urban Developers.After three rounds of talks,the Federation was still unwilling to increase safety measures.It also refused to increase the compensation for an injured worker and his/her family until the employee was fit to re-join work as it was a nonproductive expenditure.The trade union representatives held onto their stance that since most construction workers were daily wage laborers,they were completely dependent on the developers to provide compensation when they were injured and unable to work.The contract negotiations have now come to a stand still.This is an example of a _____.

A)bargaining impasse
B)slowdown
C)checkoff provision
D)lockout
E)jurisdictional strike

Question 47

The first step in the grievance process is likely to involve:

A)discussions with top senior executives to resolve the grievance.
B)submission of a formal and written complaint about the grievance.
C)discussion of the grievance with the manager,employee,and a union representative.
D)presentation of the complaint to the company's union grievance committee.
E)mediation or arbitration to discuss and resolve the grievance.

Question 48

Which of the following steps in the grievance process should be taken if informal conversations with the manager,employee,and a union representative fail?

A)Escalation to a national union officer
B)Mediation or arbitration to discuss the grievance
C)Submission of a formalized response to the grievance by the management
D)Initiation of the grievance process through formal and written means
E)Escalation to top senior executives to resolve the grievance

Question 49

Debby was the only one in her team who was not informed about some major changes made in the management.Apart from that,she is observing subtle occurrences of negative bias.If she chooses to present her complaint before the authorities,which of the following grievances will her complaint get categorized under?

A)Union
B)Individual
C)Principle
D)Group
E)Public

Question 50

Five-hundred factory workers of a leather treatment plant received an upgrade in classification and in pay.However,this did not reflect in their last two pay checks.This will be categorized under which of the following types of grievances?

A)Union
B)Principle
C)Individual
D)Public
E)Policy

Question 51

The goal of a(n)_____,which prevents workers from working,is to put pressure on the union to accept the contract.

A)slowdown
B)economic strike
C)walk-out
D)unfair labor practices strike
E)lockout

Question 52

The goal of a(n)_____ is to show support for the union on strike.

A)jurisdictional strike
B)lockout
C)sick-out strike
D)economic strike
E)sympathy strike

Question 53

10,000 workers of a garment factory reduced their productivity by half to protest against the recent failure of contract negotiations on better working conditions.This is an example of a _____.

A)lockout
B)sympathy strike
C)sick-out
D)slowdown
E)walk-out

Question 54

In which of the following grievances does one member of the union feel that he or she has been mistreated?

A)Policy
B)Principle
C)Group
D)Public
E)Individual

Question 55

If several union members have been mistreated in the same way,their grievances will be categorized under which of the following types?

A)Group
B)Individual
C)Public
D)Union
E)Principle

Question 56

_____ are used to put pressure on an employer to assign work to members of one union versus another or to put pressure on management to recognize one union representation when it currently recognizes another.

A)Sympathy strikes
B)Slowdowns
C)Jurisdictional strikes
D)Economic strikes
E)Lockouts

Question 57

Of the following steps of a grievance process,which one should be taken when no resolution develops despite having brought in a mediator?

A)Top senior executives are brought into the discussion to resolve the grievance.
B)The dispute is brought to a national union officer,who will work with management to try and resolve the issue.
C)The complaint is presented to the company's union grievance committee.
D)The union will initiate the grievance process by formally expressing it in writing.
E)An arbitrator is asked to review the evidence and make a decision.

Question 58

By which of the following acts was the closed shop arrangement made illegal?

A)The Norris-LaGuardia Act
B)The Landrum Griffin Act
C)The Wagner Act
D)The Taft-Hartley Act
E)The Railway Labor Act

Question 59

The second step of the collective bargaining process involves both parties:

A)coming to the table with their respective proposals.
B)conducting an initial discussion to distinguish those requests that can be honored from those that cannot be fulfilled.
C)coming to an agreement and writing a new contract which the union members have the freedom to accept or reject.
D)establishing objectives for the negotiation and reviewing the old contract.
E)determining the timelines and ground rules for the bargaining process.

Question 60

Which of the following steps will be taken if the management and the union cannot come to an agreement regarding the grievance?

A)The complaint will be presented to the company's union grievance committee.
B)The dispute will be brought to a national union officer,who will work with management to try and resolve the issue.
C)The grievance will be discussed informally with the manager,employee,and a union representative.
D)The union will initiate the grievance process by formally expressing it in writing.
E)The management will submit a formalized response to the grievance.

Question 61

In the _____ mechanism,workers do not have to join the union,but still must pay union dues.

Question 62

What are the four categories of grievances?

Question 63

_____ are bargaining topics that are not required,but may be brought up during the process.

Question 64

Who is an arbitrator?

Question 65

Wildcat strikes are illegal under the _____,as they are not authorized by the union and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.

Question 66

A(n)_____ is an impartial third party who is selected by both parties and who ultimately makes a binding decision in the situation.

Question 67

The goal of the _____ is to ensure that there is no disruption of interstate commerce.

Question 68

What is a bargaining impasse?

Question 69

Describe how the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers came into existence.

Question 70

A(n)_____ grievance deals with basic contract issues surrounding seniority or pay.

Question 71

The main focus of the _____,formed in 1886,was on higher wages,job security,and the minimization of infighting among union members.

Question 72

Describe the functions of The National Labor Union.

Question 73

What is union salting?

Question 74

Define a labor union.Why do people form labor unions?

Question 75

What is collective bargaining?

Question 76

Some unions engage in a _____ or an intentional reduction in productivity instead of a strike to pressurize an organization into accepting the proposed contract.

Question 77

What are the three main classifications of bargaining topics?

Question 78

Discuss the Railway Labor Act of 1926.

Question 79

The _____ was passed as a result of the common yellow-dog contracts,where a worker agreed not to join a union before accepting a job.

Question 80

Any recommendation made by the _____ in the grievance process is not binding for either of the parties involved.