Exam 11: Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

During negotiation breakdowns between the steelworkers' union and Capital Aeronautics,the union encouraged suppliers and customers to stop doing business with the firm.Which type of strategy was the union most likely implementing?

What document regulates the relationship between employer and employees for a specified period of time?

A boycott involves an agreement by union members to ________.

Which law established the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)?

As in the United States,only employees pay union dues in China.

Most contract bargaining is carried out under what type of structure?

A craft union is typically composed of members of a particular trade or skill in a specific locality who go through apprenticeship-training programs.

What effect has the Taft-Hartley Act had on collective bargaining and labor negotiation?

Joe and Pete have both been employed as electricians at Top Notch Manufacturing for two years.Joe belongs to a union and pays dues.Pete neither belongs to a union nor pays union dues.Which of the following most likely describes the union arrangement at Top Notch Manufacturing?

Briefly summarize the five reasons that have contributed to the trend in declining unionization.

Which of the following prohibits employers and unions from entering into agreements requiring union membership as a condition of employment?

Ben is a member of the electricians' union,which is currently striking against Rawlings Manufacturing.However,Ben does not support the strike and does not want to participate,so he is continuing to work at Rawlings.As a result,Ben could be fined as high as ________ percent of his wages.

What types of third-party interventions are available when negotiations between unions and employers break down?

A restaurant worker labor union is training union organizers to apply for jobs at fast food restaurants in the Chicago area.Once hired,the union organizers will actively work to unionize employees at the restaurant.This strategy is best described as ________.

Most right-to-work states are located in the North and East.

What is a union tactic called that puts pressure on the end user of a company's product in order to have a successful organizing attempt?

Which of the following is a requirement for filing a decertification petition?

Which of the following made it possible to decertify a union?

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services established the process for union decertification.

Which of the following is usually one of the first items negotiated in a collective bargaining agreement?