Exam 11: Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

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Peterson Manufacturing and the local steelworkers' union are having a negotiation breakdown.Peterson's management is keeping employees out of the workplace and running the operation with temporary replacements.Which type of strategy is most likely being used to overcome the negotiation breakdown?

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Public awareness campaigns by labor unions are increasingly being used in lieu of strikes.

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In labor agreements,seniority is an important issue because it ________.

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Evidence of interest in becoming a bargaining unit is expressed when at least 10 percent of the employees in a workgroup sign an authorization card.

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At H&R Enterprises,employees are not required to join the union.However,nonunion members of the bargaining unit must pay a service charge to the union.Which type of union security is most likely in place at H&R Enterprises?

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What was one of the major outcomes of the labor strike that happened at Honda Motor Company factories in China?

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Under which of the following arrangements is an employee not required to join or financially contribute to a union?

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Which of the following is the most fundamental to union and management relations in the United States?

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As a union growth strategy,what is the term which involves labor maneuvers which do not coincide with a strike or organizing campaign to pressure an employer for better wages,benefits,and the like?

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Public sector workers had a union membership rate of ________,while private sector workers had a union membership rate of ________.

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What is the duration of a typical labor/management agreement?

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The process of the union inundating communities with organizers to target a particular business is known as ________.

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During the first round of negotiations with Olsen Automotive,the machinists union demands that management raise the wages of all employees by 15%.The union does not expect management to agree to this demand initially.Which term best describes the demand made by the union?

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Which of the following is the final product of the collective bargaining process?

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Which of the following acts permitted a closed shop in the construction industry?

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When organizing through the card check method,a collection of signed cards from 30 percent of the workforce will establish a union.

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A group of employees recognized by an employer as appropriate for representation by a labor organization for purposes of collective bargaining is (are)called a ________.

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What is the first step in the collective bargaining process?

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In a brief essay,discuss the concepts of a bargaining unit and decertification.

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Frank and two other machinists want to form a bargaining unit at Nelson Manufacturing.What is the first step Frank and his co-workers need to take?

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