Exam 19: Public Sector Labor Relations

What is the duty of the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB)?

The Civil Service Act of 1883, granted the sole authority to set wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of federal employment to the:

The central authority responsible for the administration of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act (FSLMRA)is the:

Consultation rights entitle the union to be informed of any substantive change in employment conditions proposed by the:

What happens when a complaint alleging unfair labor practices is filed with the Federal Labor Relations Authority?

Wages for most federal employees are not subject to collective bargaining because they are determined by:

Informational picketing that does not interfere with agency operations is not allowed.

What does the Hatch Act prohibit?

All collective agreements under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act must contain a grievance procedure. Within how many days may either of the parties appeal to the Fair Labor Relations Authority if arbitration is invoked?

The Federal Labor Relations Authority has broad authority for fashioning remedial orders for:

The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act provides that union dues may be deducted from an employee's pay only if authorized by the:

Name some of the unfair labor practices by agencies outlined under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act?

The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act elections allows for the holding of _____ to determine the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit.

Nearly 30 percent of the bargaining unit members at Specialty Mills Company no longer wish to be represented by their exclusive representative union. When such a petition is filed, the representation question will be investigated by the:

In National Treasury Employees Union v. Michael Chertoff, Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, the District Court held that the Department exceeded its authority in attempting to conscript the _____ into the HR system.

A union becomes the exclusive representative of an appropriate unit of employees when it has been selected by a majority of votes cast in a representation election under the:

If an impasse is not resolved under mediation of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCA), either parties may request that the _____ consider the dispute.

Under the ___________, an election will not be held if the unit has held a valid election within the preceding 12 months.

The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act (FSLMRA)does not require having a grievance procedure in all the collective agreements under it.

Explain briefly the conditions of employment of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act.