Exam 16: Union/Management Relations

The director of Human Resources at Pigeon Iron and Steel Fabricators feels that many of the union members employed at the company are dissatisfied with the union.It would be to Pigeon's benefit if the union were decertified as some of the restrictive work rules would be eliminated.What can the director of HR do to encourage the decertification of the union?

George,an hourly employee of Crystalline Candies,has been given a union authorization card.He is considering whether he should sign it.George realizes that

The top management of Quaternary Manufacturing is concerned about the high labor costs of its unionized workforce.Management has formed a committee to investigate the benefits of moving its plant to an "employer friendly" region.All of the following geographic regions would be considered by the committee EXCEPT the

The ____ Act made certain anti-union actions by management unfair labor practices.

The Screen Actors Guild,where all the members work as actors in electronic media is a ____ whose members do one type of work,often using specialized skills and training.

In order to reserve to the employer the right to manage,direct,and control its business,virtually all labor contracts include a ____ provision.

Officers of local unions are best viewed as

By the time a grievance has reached the step just before arbitration,the ____ has become involved.

During contract negotiations,the union representing the nursing home aides traded off an across-the-board pay increase for all aides for higher pay for night shift employees.This was

Unions in the United States focus primarily on

Which of the following is NOT a function of a national/international union?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Unions are targeting workers in jobs such as meatpacking,nursing home aides,and building cleaners as well as targeting immigrant workers.What is the reason for this?

The ____ enforces the Wagner,Taft-Hartley and Landrum Griffin Acts.

The intent of the Railway Labor Act was to

The purpose of right-to-work laws is to

If Human Resources has only limited involvement with labor relations in the organization,____ takes on most of the responsibility.

Unions are removed as the representative of a group of employees by the formal process of

What is the role of collective bargaining in union/management relations? Describe a typical collective bargaining process.

Although it is common for companies to hire "union busting" consultants during a union organizing campaign,it is an unfair labor practice.