Question 1

Which of the following factors is MOST highly related to volume of cases heard by an arbitrator?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visibility 
B)  Personal background 
C)  Practice characteristics 
D)  Background as an ad hoc arbitrator 
A)  Visibility 
B)  Personal background 
C)  Practice characteristics 
D)  Background as an ad hoc arbitrator

Question 2

If a contract specifies that the American Arbitration Association (AAA)assist in choosing an arbitrator and the AAA is notified about the existence of a dispute accordingly,which of the following actions is it MOST likely to perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  It sends the parties a pair of arbitrators who are the employees of the AAA. 
B)  It selects and approves a nominee from the panel of arbitrators. 
C)  After a name has been agreed upon by the parties,the AAA contacts the appointee to offer the dispute,and the appointee accepts or declines. 
D)  If either party objects to a nominee,the AAA retracts and the contract stipulating its involvement in choosing an arbitrator stands automatically annulled. 
A)  It sends the parties a pair of arbitrators who are the employees of the AAA. 
B)  It selects and approves a nominee from the panel of arbitrators. 
C)  After a name has been agreed upon by the parties,the AAA contacts the appointee to offer the dispute,and the appointee accepts or declines. 
D)  If either party objects to a nominee,the AAA retracts and the contract stipulating its involvement in choosing an arbitrator stands automatically annulled.

Question 3

Differentiate between interest arbitration and rights arbitration.

Accepted Answer

Interest arbitration relates to disputes

Question 4

Explain the steps involved in choosing an arbitrator using the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

Accepted Answer

If a contract specifies that the America

Question 5

In Lincoln Mills,the Supreme Court held that:

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitrators' decisions were essentially not subject to judicial review. 
B)  if a contract includes a broad arbitration clause,a dispute not covered in other sections is still arbitrable. 
C)  the three basic protections for arbitration should be met. 
D)  Section 301 of the Taft-Hartley Act required that federal courts enforce collective bargaining agreements,including provisions for arbitrating future grievances. 
A)  arbitrators' decisions were essentially not subject to judicial review. 
B)  if a contract includes a broad arbitration clause,a dispute not covered in other sections is still arbitrable. 
C)  the three basic protections for arbitration should be met. 
D)  Section 301 of the Taft-Hartley Act required that federal courts enforce collective bargaining agreements,including provisions for arbitrating future grievances.

Question 6

Which of the following is used more often for absenteeism and incompetence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corrective discipline 
B)  Authoritarian approach 
C)  Humanitarian discipline 
D)  Dogmatic approach 
A)  Corrective discipline 
B)  Authoritarian approach 
C)  Humanitarian discipline 
D)  Dogmatic approach

Question 7

In 1925,Congress passed the _____ Act establishing the right of parties to a contract to specify the processes to be used to resolve disputes over the interpretation or implementation of the contract.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dispute Resolution 
B)  Arbitration 
C)  Taft-Hartley 
D)  Norris-La Guardia 
A)  Dispute Resolution 
B)  Arbitration 
C)  Taft-Hartley 
D)  Norris-La Guardia

Question 8

Occasionally,one party has information that would aid the other in the preparation of a case.Which of the following rules has been suggested for the production of material held by one party?

Accepted Answer

A)  The information must be proactively produced before the arbitrator regardless of an actual request. 
B)  The document or information cannot be used to attack the credibility of a witness. 
C)  If the party refuses to produce the information,the arbitrator may weigh the refusal as he/she sees fit. 
D)  The arbitrator may refuse to admit the parts of the information that are relevant to the hearing. 
A)  The information must be proactively produced before the arbitrator regardless of an actual request. 
B)  The document or information cannot be used to attack the credibility of a witness. 
C)  If the party refuses to produce the information,the arbitrator may weigh the refusal as he/she sees fit. 
D)  The arbitrator may refuse to admit the parts of the information that are relevant to the hearing.

Question 9

Interest arbitration contemplates the existence of a collective agreement already concluded or,at any rate,a situation in which no effort is made to bring about a formal change in terms or to create a new one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Rules of evidence in arbitration are more _____ than those in courts of law.

Accepted Answer

A)  discretionary 
B)  elective 
C)  liberal 
D)  binding 
A)  discretionary 
B)  elective 
C)  liberal 
D)  binding

Question 11

When arbitrators find a conflict between contract language and federal labor or civil rights laws or interpretations,the court mandates the arbitrator to give primacy to the contractual interpretation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An employee's previous work record is considered irrelevant and is not predictive of job performance after reinstatement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Who amongst the following strongly qualifies as a potential arbitrator in labor relations disputes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anne Schubert,who as an experienced counselor,aims at improving the quality of education of migrant children in the United States 
B)  Jeremy Chandler,who serves as an apprentice in a reputed software firm 
C)  Sean Norris,who is Professor Emeritus in economics at the State University 
D)  Michael Foster,who is a social entrepreneur working with African war widows 
A)  Anne Schubert,who as an experienced counselor,aims at improving the quality of education of migrant children in the United States 
B)  Jeremy Chandler,who serves as an apprentice in a reputed software firm 
C)  Sean Norris,who is Professor Emeritus in economics at the State University 
D)  Michael Foster,who is a social entrepreneur working with African war widows

Question 14

Which of the following is true for arbitral remedies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Usual remedies may require the restoration of work to the bargaining unit. 
B)  Arbitrators will grant relief,exceeding the relief desired,when it is found that the aggrieved party has been wronged. 
C)  In discipline and discharge cases,requested relief is usually in the form of corrective discipline for the employer. 
D)  Arbitrators might modify discipline on an upward scale. 
A)  Usual remedies may require the restoration of work to the bargaining unit. 
B)  Arbitrators will grant relief,exceeding the relief desired,when it is found that the aggrieved party has been wronged. 
C)  In discipline and discharge cases,requested relief is usually in the form of corrective discipline for the employer. 
D)  Arbitrators might modify discipline on an upward scale.

Question 15

Discuss the presentation of a case in the arbitration process.

Accepted Answer

Except in discipline and discharge cases

Question 16

Which of the following is true about the American Arbitration Association (AAA)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It employs arbitrators. 
B)  It does not cater to requests for the provision of hearing facilities and court reporters. 
C)  It does not follow up to see what decisions were rendered. 
D)  It acts as a clearinghouse to administer matters between the parties and the arbitrators. 
A)  It employs arbitrators. 
B)  It does not cater to requests for the provision of hearing facilities and court reporters. 
C)  It does not follow up to see what decisions were rendered. 
D)  It acts as a clearinghouse to administer matters between the parties and the arbitrators.

Question 17

Rules of evidence in arbitration are more liberal than those in courts of law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

_____ is a quasi-judicial process in which parties agree to submit unresolved disputes to a neutral third party for binding settlement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaboration 
B)  Arbitration 
C)  Collective bargaining 
D)  Accommodation 
A)  Collaboration 
B)  Arbitration 
C)  Collective bargaining 
D)  Accommodation

Question 19

What reasons are attributed to the finding that employees who performed unsatisfactorily and received corrective discipline never performed satisfactorily later?

Accepted Answer

An intensive study concluded that employ

Question 20

Grievances taken to arbitration for almost all issues have declined substantially since the early 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following factors is MOST highly related to volume of cases heard by an arbitrator?

If a contract specifies that the American Arbitration Association (AAA)assist in choosing an arbitrator and the AAA is notified about the existence of a dispute accordingly,which of the following actions is it MOST likely to perform?

Differentiate between interest arbitration and rights arbitration.

Explain the steps involved in choosing an arbitrator using the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

In Lincoln Mills,the Supreme Court held that:

Which of the following is used more often for absenteeism and incompetence?

In 1925,Congress passed the _____ Act establishing the right of parties to a contract to specify the processes to be used to resolve disputes over the interpretation or implementation of the contract.

Occasionally,one party has information that would aid the other in the preparation of a case.Which of the following rules has been suggested for the production of material held by one party?

Interest arbitration contemplates the existence of a collective agreement already concluded or,at any rate,a situation in which no effort is made to bring about a formal change in terms or to create a new one.

Rules of evidence in arbitration are more _____ than those in courts of law.

When arbitrators find a conflict between contract language and federal labor or civil rights laws or interpretations,the court mandates the arbitrator to give primacy to the contractual interpretation.

An employee's previous work record is considered irrelevant and is not predictive of job performance after reinstatement.

Who amongst the following strongly qualifies as a potential arbitrator in labor relations disputes?

Which of the following is true for arbitral remedies?

Discuss the presentation of a case in the arbitration process.

Which of the following is true about the American Arbitration Association (AAA)?

Rules of evidence in arbitration are more liberal than those in courts of law.

_____ is a quasi-judicial process in which parties agree to submit unresolved disputes to a neutral third party for binding settlement.

What reasons are attributed to the finding that employees who performed unsatisfactorily and received corrective discipline never performed satisfactorily later?

Grievances taken to arbitration for almost all issues have declined substantially since the early 1980s.

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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Exam 15: Grievance Arbitration

Which of the following factors is MOST highly related to volume of cases heard by an arbitrator?

If a contract specifies that the American Arbitration Association (AAA)assist in choosing an arbitrator and the AAA is notified about the existence of a dispute accordingly,which of the following actions is it MOST likely to perform?

Differentiate between interest arbitration and rights arbitration.

Explain the steps involved in choosing an arbitrator using the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

In Lincoln Mills,the Supreme Court held that:

Which of the following is used more often for absenteeism and incompetence?

In 1925,Congress passed the _____ Act establishing the right of parties to a contract to specify the processes to be used to resolve disputes over the interpretation or implementation of the contract.

Occasionally,one party has information that would aid the other in the preparation of a case.Which of the following rules has been suggested for the production of material held by one party?

Interest arbitration contemplates the existence of a collective agreement already concluded or,at any rate,a situation in which no effort is made to bring about a formal change in terms or to create a new one.

Rules of evidence in arbitration are more _____ than those in courts of law.

When arbitrators find a conflict between contract language and federal labor or civil rights laws or interpretations,the court mandates the arbitrator to give primacy to the contractual interpretation.

An employee's previous work record is considered irrelevant and is not predictive of job performance after reinstatement.

Who amongst the following strongly qualifies as a potential arbitrator in labor relations disputes?

Which of the following is true for arbitral remedies?

Discuss the presentation of a case in the arbitration process.

Which of the following is true about the American Arbitration Association (AAA)?

Rules of evidence in arbitration are more liberal than those in courts of law.

_____ is a quasi-judicial process in which parties agree to submit unresolved disputes to a neutral third party for binding settlement.

What reasons are attributed to the finding that employees who performed unsatisfactorily and received corrective discipline never performed satisfactorily later?

Grievances taken to arbitration for almost all issues have declined substantially since the early 1980s.

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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