Question 1

The Plant Closing Act is the same as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Under an agency shop agreement,employees who are not union members are required to pay an agency fee to the union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Section 8(a)of the National Labor Relations Act prevents employers from interfering with employee's rights to form a union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The body that is charged with overseeing union elections is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  The National Union Organizing Oversight Committee 
B)  The Labor-Management Review Board 
C)  The American Federation of Labor 
D)  The Union Elections Oversight Commission 
E)  The National Labor Relations Board 
A)  The National Union Organizing Oversight Committee 
B)  The Labor-Management Review Board 
C)  The American Federation of Labor 
D)  The Union Elections Oversight Commission 
E)  The National Labor Relations Board

Question 5

Which is true about employers and solicitations of employees by unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The employer can prohibit all solicitation by employees on work premises. 
B)  The employer can require that all solicitations be approved by management. 
C)  The employer can restrict solicitations to nonworking areas,such as the parking lot,and can limit the solicitations to the employee's free time. 
D)  The employer can bar solicitations that express unfavorable opinions about the employer. 
A)  The employer can prohibit all solicitation by employees on work premises. 
B)  The employer can require that all solicitations be approved by management. 
C)  The employer can restrict solicitations to nonworking areas,such as the parking lot,and can limit the solicitations to the employee's free time. 
D)  The employer can bar solicitations that express unfavorable opinions about the employer.

Question 6

The Labor-Management Relations Act gives the President the right to seek an injunction to stop a strike that would create a national emergency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following types of strikes is legal?

Accepted Answer

A)  violent strikes 
B)  strikes occurring 60 days after union notification to the employer of a possible strike 
C)  sit-down strikes 
D)  partial strikes 
E)  wildcat strikes 
A)  violent strikes 
B)  strikes occurring 60 days after union notification to the employer of a possible strike 
C)  sit-down strikes 
D)  partial strikes 
E)  wildcat strikes

Question 8

The National Labor Relations Board supervises all elections for union representation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Any replacement workers hired to replace striking workers must be dismissed when the strike is over.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Jed owns a small but growing manufacturing company.Jed had enjoyed a good relationship with his production workers until recently.Now there is to be an election to join a national union that will be held in 2 weeks.Jed has implemented a policy that there will be no solicitation of employees on company property.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jed must allow solicitation of his employees anytime they are at work. 
B)  Jed must provide his employees with time off in order to learn about the union's side of the issue. 
C)  Jed must allow anyone to solicit his employees while they are on breaks or at lunch. 
D)  Jed must allow on-duty employees to solicit other employees but can limit it to non-work areas such as break rooms. 
E)  Jed must allow nonemployees to solicit on the premises,but Jed has the right to be present for the soliciting activities. 
A)  Jed must allow solicitation of his employees anytime they are at work. 
B)  Jed must provide his employees with time off in order to learn about the union's side of the issue. 
C)  Jed must allow anyone to solicit his employees while they are on breaks or at lunch. 
D)  Jed must allow on-duty employees to solicit other employees but can limit it to non-work areas such as break rooms. 
E)  Jed must allow nonemployees to solicit on the premises,but Jed has the right to be present for the soliciting activities.

Question 11

Union solicitation may be conducted by employees at all times,as the employer is required by law to provide an accessible area on company property for this purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An employer may not prevent those employees whom it suspects will strike from entering the plant or premises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A right-to-work law generally provides that:

Accepted Answer

A)  union membership is mandatory 
B)  employees cannot be forced to join a union 
C)  union employees cannot be laid off 
D)  both union and nonunion employees cannot be laid off 
E)  employers cannot hire replacement workers in the event of a strike 
A)  union membership is mandatory 
B)  employees cannot be forced to join a union 
C)  union employees cannot be laid off 
D)  both union and nonunion employees cannot be laid off 
E)  employers cannot hire replacement workers in the event of a strike

Question 14

Which of the following subjects is not a proper subject for collective bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  wages and hours 
B)  discrimination against ethnic workers 
C)  the closing of part of an employer's business 
D)  A,B,and C 
E)  B and C only are not proper 
A)  wages and hours 
B)  discrimination against ethnic workers 
C)  the closing of part of an employer's business 
D)  A,B,and C 
E)  B and C only are not proper

Question 15

If both parties approve,managers can belong to the same union as the employees that they manage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The two labor organizations that combined in 1955 were:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers 
B)  the United Auto Workers and The American Federation of Labor 
C)  the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations 
D)  the United Steel Workers and United Auto Workers 
E)  the United Steel Workers and the Congress of Industrial Organizations 
A)  the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers 
B)  the United Auto Workers and The American Federation of Labor 
C)  the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations 
D)  the United Steel Workers and United Auto Workers 
E)  the United Steel Workers and the Congress of Industrial Organizations

Question 17

An employer may form a company union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Secondary boycott picketing is illegal if it is directed against a neutral employer as opposed to the struck employer's product.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statutes is also known as the Wagner Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Norris-LaGuardia Act 
B)  The National Labor Relations Act 
C)  The Labor-Management Relations Act 
D)  The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
E)  The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 
A)  The Norris-LaGuardia Act 
B)  The National Labor Relations Act 
C)  The Labor-Management Relations Act 
D)  The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
E)  The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Question 20

Employers and unions are required to negotiate in good faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 32: Labor Law and Collective Bargaining

The Plant Closing Act is the same as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

Under an agency shop agreement,employees who are not union members are required to pay an agency fee to the union.

Section 8(a)of the National Labor Relations Act prevents employers from interfering with employee's rights to form a union.

The body that is charged with overseeing union elections is the:

Which is true about employers and solicitations of employees by unions?

The Labor-Management Relations Act gives the President the right to seek an injunction to stop a strike that would create a national emergency.

Which of the following types of strikes is legal?

The National Labor Relations Board supervises all elections for union representation.

Any replacement workers hired to replace striking workers must be dismissed when the strike is over.

Union solicitation may be conducted by employees at all times,as the employer is required by law to provide an accessible area on company property for this purpose.

An employer may not prevent those employees whom it suspects will strike from entering the plant or premises.

A right-to-work law generally provides that:

Which of the following subjects is not a proper subject for collective bargaining?

If both parties approve,managers can belong to the same union as the employees that they manage.

The two labor organizations that combined in 1955 were:

An employer may form a company union.

Secondary boycott picketing is illegal if it is directed against a neutral employer as opposed to the struck employer's product.

Which of the following statutes is also known as the Wagner Act?

Employers and unions are required to negotiate in good faith.

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