Exam 12: Dealing With Employeemanagement Issues

Management at Eagle Enterprises has assigned Ernesto to work at two different facilities, which will require him to commute an extra 25 miles on the days he must work at both plants. Ernesto believes that the negotiated labor-management agreement requires the company to reimburse him for the extra mileage he has to drive. Management disagrees. Ernesto has decided to file a charge that management is not abiding by the terms of the negotiated agreement. Ernesto's complaint is called a grievance.

Arkansas has passed a right-to-work law, which means that union shops are illegal in the state.

A comparison of compensation of CEOs in the U.S. with compensation of top executives in Europe shows that

Historically, the most potent union tactic when collective bargaining efforts break down has been the

The fact that workers sometimes serve on the board of directors of European companies helps explain why

A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something is called a judicial citation.

Despite a 1938 Supreme Court ruling allowing their use, ________ were seldom used by management during labor-management disputes until the 1980s.

An assessment of elder care needs in the United States suggests that

Under an open shop agreement, workers have the option to join or not join a union, if one is present in the workplace.

In Germany, there are some firms whose employees participate in the company decisions by actually serving as members of the board of directors. The policy of permitting nonmanagement employees to participate in the decision-making processes of some European companies is called

A bargaining zone is the time period during which a third party is used to reach agreement on union disputes.

Which of the following topics is generally covered in a negotiated labor-management agreement?

Which of the following is likely to remain a controversial labor-management issue in the future?

Courts will issue an injunction against union tactics only if management can show a just cause to restrict the union tactic.

In recent years federal programs such as Medicare and Medicaid have greatly reduced the financial burden on families faced with caring for elderly adults.

As an employee of the human resource department of a major corporation, you are concerned about the potential costs of drug abuse. You are contemplating testing employees for substance abuse. Before adopting such tests, you should know that

Ima, Boyd, and their fellow employees at Endrun work on an assembly line and do not have a specialized skill. If they are successful in their quest to set up a union, they would probably be represented by a(n) ________ union.

Unions were originally formed

In recent years, many unions have begun to

A cooling-off period is when workers in a critical industry return to their jobs while the union and management continue negotiations.