Exam 9: Resolving Negotiation Interestdisputes and the Use of Economic Pressure

Med-arb and final-offer total package arbitration are similar in that the arbitrator does not make up his own contract but picks one of those that has been negotiated.

During a strike,who has the most effect upon a striker's behavior and attitudes?

The employer in a labor dispute with whom the striking employees (union)have a dispute and has the ability to end the dispute is called the:

The use of strike replacements (particularly permanent replacements)during an economic strike reduces the tensions between the parties and often shortens the length of a strike.

The statement of position which establishes the conditions under which a primary employer could lawfully establish a gate on the primary employer's property reserved for the exclusive use of a neutral,secondary employer hired to perform work for the primary employer is called the:

Each of the following is listed as a major factor that could cause a strike,except one.Which one is not a major factor?

An employee may resign from the union during a strike,cross picket lines,and be protected under the Taft-Hartley Act,but the union may impose a one-time fine for crossing the union's picket line.

The procedure where both parties and a neutral party such a fact-finding panel suggest settlements is called:

At the end of the 80-day injunction under the National Emergency Procedures of the LMRA,the president is authorized to:

The form of interest arbitration that restricts an arbitrator's authority to settle an interest dispute by requiring the selection of either the employer's or union's final proposal on all issues in dispute.

Which of the following is NOTa reason why an employer would refrain from hiring replacement workers during a strike?

Interest arbitration,unlike mediation and fact finding,results in a final and binding decision.

In relation to a mediator,an arbitrator has:

An economic recession is one factor which discourages employees from risking possible job loss through the exercise of their right to strike.

Mediators must work by a predetermined set of rules in order to successfully resolve differences.

All but one of the following ways are used by mediators to apply pressure in a bargaining session.Which one is not applied?

The form of interest arbitration that restricts an arbitrator's authority to settle an interest dispute by requiring the selection of either the employer's or union's final proposal on all issues in dispute is called:

One advantage of conventional interest arbitration is that:

The type of strike which occurs in violation of an existing no-strike clause in a labor agreement and often without the approval of union officials is called:

The "reserve gate" doctrine involves the establishment of an exclusive gate for entry and exit of all employees on strike.