Question 1

A place of employment that requires a person to be a union member before applying for a job is said to be a(n)______.

Accepted Answer

A)  limited access shop 
B)  open shop 
C)  closed shop 
D)  mandatory membership shop 
E)  agency shop 
A)  limited access shop 
B)  open shop 
C)  closed shop 
D)  mandatory membership shop 
E)  agency shop

Question 2

Which of the following agencies has been granted the authority to conduct quasi-judicial hearings to investigate and enforce sanctions if unfair labor practices occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Labor Relations Authority 
B)  National Mediation Board 
C)  National Credit Union Administration 
D)  National Labor Relations Board 
E)  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 
A)  Federal Labor Relations Authority 
B)  National Mediation Board 
C)  National Credit Union Administration 
D)  National Labor Relations Board 
E)  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of suits against unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who violate no-strike provisions of a collective bargaining contract can be sued for action. 
B)  A labor organization may not be sued for the acts of its agents. 
C)  Members may not recover the money damages they suffer because of an illegal strike. 
D)  If a union activity is both an unfair labor practice and a breach of a collective bargaining agreement, National Labor Relations Board's authority is not exclusive. 
E)  Since workers can bargain individually when represented by a union, the union has an implied duty of fair representation to act reasonably, with honesty of purpose, and in good faith. 
A)  Individuals who violate no-strike provisions of a collective bargaining contract can be sued for action. 
B)  A labor organization may not be sued for the acts of its agents. 
C)  Members may not recover the money damages they suffer because of an illegal strike. 
D)  If a union activity is both an unfair labor practice and a breach of a collective bargaining agreement, National Labor Relations Board's authority is not exclusive. 
E)  Since workers can bargain individually when represented by a union, the union has an implied duty of fair representation to act reasonably, with honesty of purpose, and in good faith.

Question 4

The Landrum-Griffin Act is also known as the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  National Labor Relations Act 
B)  Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 
C)  Railway Labor Act 
D)  Employment Bill of Entitlements Act 
E)  Federal Arbitration Act 
A)  National Labor Relations Act 
B)  Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 
C)  Railway Labor Act 
D)  Employment Bill of Entitlements Act 
E)  Federal Arbitration Act

Question 5

Raising prices in cafeteria vending machines is considered a compulsory bargaining issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following acts resolves labor disputes in airlines?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

An employer cannot file a petition for an election to invalidate certification of an incumbent union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mike is an employee at JVV Corp.The company is located in a right-to-work state.Which of the following statements is true in this case?

Accepted Answer

A)  The union must still collect a non-association fee from Mike. 
B)  Mike is required to pay representation fees to the union. 
C)  Mike is outside the purview of the collective bargaining agreement. 
D)  The union must handle Mike's grievances, if any, with the management. 
E)  Mike has to enter into an agreement requiring membership in a union as a condition of continued employment. 
A)  The union must still collect a non-association fee from Mike. 
B)  Mike is required to pay representation fees to the union. 
C)  Mike is outside the purview of the collective bargaining agreement. 
D)  The union must handle Mike's grievances, if any, with the management. 
E)  Mike has to enter into an agreement requiring membership in a union as a condition of continued employment.

Question 9

When a threatened or actual strike or lockout affecting an entire industry imperils national health or safety,what procedures does the Taft-Hartley Act mandate?

Accepted Answer

When a threatened or actual strike or lo

Question 10

The first federal statute of any importance to the labor movement is the ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The largest union in the United States is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations 
B)  United Auto Workers 
C)  Teamsters Union 
D)  National Education Association 
E)  Industrial Workers of the World 
A)  American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations 
B)  United Auto Workers 
C)  Teamsters Union 
D)  National Education Association 
E)  Industrial Workers of the World

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of the collective bargaining process of the National Mediation Board (NMB)?

Accepted Answer

A)  A period of six months is stipulated for a special emergency board to make recommendations for settlement. 
B)  It prohibits mandatory arbitration. 
C)  The special emergency board appointed by the NMB lacks judicial power. 
D)  It is mandatory for parties to comply with a special emergency board's proposals. 
E)  The NMB considers strikes by workers as illegal if no new collective bargaining agreement is reached after a 60-day period. 
A)  A period of six months is stipulated for a special emergency board to make recommendations for settlement. 
B)  It prohibits mandatory arbitration. 
C)  The special emergency board appointed by the NMB lacks judicial power. 
D)  It is mandatory for parties to comply with a special emergency board's proposals. 
E)  The NMB considers strikes by workers as illegal if no new collective bargaining agreement is reached after a 60-day period.

Question 13

What does the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board supervise?

Accepted Answer

There is a general counsel of the Nation

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of the Norris-LaGuardia Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It restricts the use of federal court injunctions in labor disputes. 
B)  It limits the jurisdiction of state courts in issuing injunctions. 
C)  It bars the issue of an injunction to enjoin illegal strikes. 
D)  It permits federal court injunctions against persons striking or quitting work. 
E)  It permits federal court injunctions against paying unemployment benefits to participants in a labor dispute. 
A)  It restricts the use of federal court injunctions in labor disputes. 
B)  It limits the jurisdiction of state courts in issuing injunctions. 
C)  It bars the issue of an injunction to enjoin illegal strikes. 
D)  It permits federal court injunctions against persons striking or quitting work. 
E)  It permits federal court injunctions against paying unemployment benefits to participants in a labor dispute.

Question 15

An employer may legally permit a union to use their telephones and copy machines as long as they do not charge the union a fee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are compulsory bargaining issues? How are such issues classified?

Accepted Answer

Compulsory,or mandatory,bargaining issue

Question 17

The Norris-LaGuardia Act prohibits injunctions to be issued to enjoin strikes by public employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The National Mediation Board,established by the Railway Labor Act,consists of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  three members 
B)  four members 
C)  two members 
D)  nine members 
E)  five members 
A)  three members 
B)  four members 
C)  two members 
D)  nine members 
E)  five members

Question 19

A particular hospital allows its employees to access the hospital computers to send emails.Employees regularly use the hospital computer system to communicate with each other on union matters.The hospital never warns the union that its messages are being blocked.Briefly discuss management's labor practice in this case.

Accepted Answer

The blocking of union emails by manageme

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of the Taft-Hartley Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides that suits for breach of a contract between an employer and a labor organization can be filed in the federal district courts. 
B)  It allows individuals to be sued for violating no-strike provisions of a collective bargaining contract. 
C)  It created the National Labor Relations Board to administer the act. 
D)  It established and defined six unfair labor practices by employers. 
E)  It authorized the National Labor Relations Board to conduct hearings on unfair labor practice allegations. 
A)  It provides that suits for breach of a contract between an employer and a labor organization can be filed in the federal district courts. 
B)  It allows individuals to be sued for violating no-strike provisions of a collective bargaining contract. 
C)  It created the National Labor Relations Board to administer the act. 
D)  It established and defined six unfair labor practices by employers. 
E)  It authorized the National Labor Relations Board to conduct hearings on unfair labor practice allegations.

Exam 22: Labormanagement Relationship

A place of employment that requires a person to be a union member before applying for a job is said to be a(n)______.

Which of the following agencies has been granted the authority to conduct quasi-judicial hearings to investigate and enforce sanctions if unfair labor practices occur?

Which of the following statements is true of suits against unions?

The Landrum-Griffin Act is also known as the ______.

Raising prices in cafeteria vending machines is considered a compulsory bargaining issue.

Which of the following acts resolves labor disputes in airlines?

An employer cannot file a petition for an election to invalidate certification of an incumbent union.

Mike is an employee at JVV Corp.The company is located in a right-to-work state.Which of the following statements is true in this case?

When a threatened or actual strike or lockout affecting an entire industry imperils national health or safety,what procedures does the Taft-Hartley Act mandate?

The first federal statute of any importance to the labor movement is the ______.

The largest union in the United States is the ______.

Which of the following statements is true of the collective bargaining process of the National Mediation Board (NMB)?

What does the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board supervise?

Which of the following statements is true of the Norris-LaGuardia Act?

An employer may legally permit a union to use their telephones and copy machines as long as they do not charge the union a fee.

What are compulsory bargaining issues? How are such issues classified?

The Norris-LaGuardia Act prohibits injunctions to be issued to enjoin strikes by public employees.

The National Mediation Board,established by the Railway Labor Act,consists of ______.

Which of the following statements is true of the Taft-Hartley Act?

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