Question 1

Managers and professional employees cannot belong to unions formed by employees whom they manage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The act of negotiating contract terms between an employer and the members of a union is known as compulsory bargaining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is a compulsory subject during collective bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  health benefits 
B)  discrimination 
C)  corporate reorganization 
D)  location of workplace 
A)  health benefits 
B)  discrimination 
C)  corporate reorganization 
D)  location of workplace

Question 4

Employees who choose not to strike or return to work after joining the strikers for a period of time are known as ________ workers.

Accepted Answer

A)  locked-out 
B)  wildcat 
C)  borderline 
D)  crossover 
A)  locked-out 
B)  wildcat 
C)  borderline 
D)  crossover

Question 5

Which of the following federal statutes that regulate labor-management relationships cover airline carriers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norris-LaGuardia Act 
B)  National Labor Relations Act 
C)  Railway Labor Act 
D)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
A)  Norris-LaGuardia Act 
B)  National Labor Relations Act 
C)  Railway Labor Act 
D)  Landrum-Griffin Act

Question 6

The National Labor Relations Board oversees union elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Once a strike begins, the employer may continue operations by ________ to take the place of the striking employees.

Accepted Answer

A)  hiring replacement workers 
B)  temporarily demoting supervisors 
C)  acquiring crossover workers 
D)  acquiring wildcat strikers 
A)  hiring replacement workers 
B)  temporarily demoting supervisors 
C)  acquiring crossover workers 
D)  acquiring wildcat strikers

Question 8

Which of the following acts regulates internal union affairs and establishes the rights of union members?

Accepted Answer

A)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  Gompers-Lewis Act 
C)  Taft-Hartley Act 
D)  Wagner Act 
A)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  Gompers-Lewis Act 
C)  Taft-Hartley Act 
D)  Wagner Act

Question 9

Subjects that are not compulsory or illegal are known as ________ subjects of collective bargaining, which may be bargained for if the company and union agree to do so.

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary 
B)  alternative 
C)  permissive 
D)  conditional 
A)  secondary 
B)  alternative 
C)  permissive 
D)  conditional

Question 10

Which of the following is true of union security agreements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Under a closed shop agreement, an employer hires workers who are not part of any union. 
B)  Under an agency shop agreement, an employer only hires workers who agree to not join any union. 
C)  An employee hired under a union shop agreement is represented by more than one union. 
D)  Dues checkoff refers to the deduction of union dues and agency fees from employees' wages. 
A)  Under a closed shop agreement, an employer hires workers who are not part of any union. 
B)  Under an agency shop agreement, an employer only hires workers who agree to not join any union. 
C)  An employee hired under a union shop agreement is represented by more than one union. 
D)  Dues checkoff refers to the deduction of union dues and agency fees from employees' wages.

Question 11

Coercion is considered an unfair labor practice in relation to Section 8(b) of the NLRA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The ________ oversees union elections, prevents employers and unions from engaging in illegal and unfair labor practices, and enforces and interprets certain federal labor laws.

Accepted Answer

A)  National Labor Relations Act 
B)  National Labor Relations Board 
C)  American Federation of Labor 
D)  Congress of Industrial Organizations 
A)  National Labor Relations Act 
B)  National Labor Relations Board 
C)  American Federation of Labor 
D)  Congress of Industrial Organizations

Question 13

A union is allowed to discipline members for working for wages below union scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How does the Landrum-Griffin Act regulate the internal affairs of unions? Can unions discipline their members? Elaborate.

Accepted Answer

Title I of the Landrum-Griffin Act gives

Question 15

Most union elections are contested by the employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is a provision of Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibits unions from engaging in unfair labor practices that interfere with a union election 
B)  makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to restrain employees from forming and joining unions 
C)  enables employees to opt out of unions by organizing a decertification election 
D)  permits employees and union officials to engage in union solicitation on company property 
A)  prohibits unions from engaging in unfair labor practices that interfere with a union election 
B)  makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to restrain employees from forming and joining unions 
C)  enables employees to opt out of unions by organizing a decertification election 
D)  permits employees and union officials to engage in union solicitation on company property

Question 17

Closed shop agreements are illegal in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It establishes the right of employees to bargain collectively with employers. 
B)  It gives employers the right to engage in free-speech efforts against unions. 
C)  It provides for the equal representation of skilled and unskilled workforce. 
D)  It gives the president of the United States the right to seek an injunction against a strike. 
A)  It establishes the right of employees to bargain collectively with employers. 
B)  It gives employers the right to engage in free-speech efforts against unions. 
C)  It provides for the equal representation of skilled and unskilled workforce. 
D)  It gives the president of the United States the right to seek an injunction against a strike.

Question 19

Which of the following best describes a wildcat strike?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union members occupy the employer's premises while striking. 
B)  Union members strike part of the day or workweek and work the other part. 
C)  Individual union members go on strike without proper union authorization. 
D)  The union declares indefinite cessation of work. 
A)  Union members occupy the employer's premises while striking. 
B)  Union members strike part of the day or workweek and work the other part. 
C)  Individual union members go on strike without proper union authorization. 
D)  The union declares indefinite cessation of work.

Question 20

Which of the following gives employees the right to join together to form a union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Section 1 of the Wagner Act 
B)  Section 3 of the Landrum-Griffin Act 
C)  Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act 
D)  Section 1 of the Taft-Hartley Act 
A)  Section 1 of the Wagner Act 
B)  Section 3 of the Landrum-Griffin Act 
C)  Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act 
D)  Section 1 of the Taft-Hartley Act

Exam 32: Labor Law

Managers and professional employees cannot belong to unions formed by employees whom they manage.

The act of negotiating contract terms between an employer and the members of a union is known as compulsory bargaining.

Which of the following is a compulsory subject during collective bargaining?

Employees who choose not to strike or return to work after joining the strikers for a period of time are known as ________ workers.

Which of the following federal statutes that regulate labor-management relationships cover airline carriers?

The National Labor Relations Board oversees union elections.

Once a strike begins, the employer may continue operations by ________ to take the place of the striking employees.

Which of the following acts regulates internal union affairs and establishes the rights of union members?

Subjects that are not compulsory or illegal are known as ________ subjects of collective bargaining, which may be bargained for if the company and union agree to do so.

Which of the following is true of union security agreements?

Coercion is considered an unfair labor practice in relation to Section 8(b) of the NLRA.

The ________ oversees union elections, prevents employers and unions from engaging in illegal and unfair labor practices, and enforces and interprets certain federal labor laws.

A union is allowed to discipline members for working for wages below union scale.

How does the Landrum-Griffin Act regulate the internal affairs of unions? Can unions discipline their members? Elaborate.

Most union elections are contested by the employer.

Which of the following is a provision of Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act?

Closed shop agreements are illegal in the United States.

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

Which of the following best describes a wildcat strike?

Which of the following gives employees the right to join together to form a union?

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