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Under a union shop agreement,workers must belong to a union before they can be hired.

A) True
B) False

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Identify several laws that significantly influenced labor-management relations.Discuss the major provisions of each law.

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Union leaders at the Baadfathe Corporation are furious.Although the union's certified by the NLRB,its negotiating team has had little success in getting management to meet with them to work on a new labor contract.In fact,during the last 3 months,the management team has agreed to meet only twice,once on a weekend,and the other time after 8:00 p.m.Even during those two meetings,the management team was unwilling to offer serious proposals.Baadfathe's management team should review the legal rights of union members to participate in collective bargaining,as provided under the:


A) Taft-Harley Act.
B) Norris LaGuardia Act.
C) Wagner Act.
D) Landrum-Griffin Act.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following statements about drug users is a claim made by the National Institute on Drug Abuse?


A) If you drink a lot of alcohol,you also abuse drugs.
B) Drug users typically cost their company more in health and workman's comp claims.
C) Drug users are overall) friendlier people because they do not take much seriously,including their jobs.
D) There is a strong correlation between drug abuse and sexual harassment.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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The unions of the 21st century are likely to be quite different from those in the past.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is an effective way to deal with the growing threat of workplace violence?


A) Ignore it,as the amount of workplace violence has actually decreased substantially.
B) Hire managers with strong interpersonal skills.
C) Ask employees that are experiencing threats or harassment to take paid leave.
D) Avoid disciplining employees who are not performing up to par since they will learn on the job and their performance will improve over time.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Last week,Angie was approached by two of her coworkers during the lunch break pressuring her to sign a card check in favor of organizing a union.The card check is currently a NLRB National Labor Relations Board)approved method of finalizing unionization.

A) True
B) False

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Almost overnight,several police persons,all members of the police force of the growing suburb of Mayberry called in sick.As the dispatcher took those calls - one right after the other,she speculated that there could be more to this story than she was hearing.In fact,she thought it might be related to the emotional banter she heard the night before in the locker room as several members of the force were leaving their shifts.The group was not happy with the recent changes in scheduling,the excessive over-time hours,and,management's reluctance to begin negotiations on a new benefits package.She heard one person saying,"It's time for a mental health day!" Although it is illegal for police to strike,they may be claiming to have ________.


A) Saturday nite fever
B) the blue flu
C) a lockout
D) a shutterbug

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The National Labor Relations Act gave employees the right to form and join labor organizations and the right to engage in activities such as strikes and boycotts.

A) True
B) False

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A common tactic of management in labor disputes is the use of secondary boycotts.

A) True
B) False

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Bob believes that management is treating him unfairly because of his efforts to organize a vote for union representation.Which organization should Bob contact to report his concerns?


A) Federal Board of Labor Rights
B) National Labor Relations Board
C) Federal Trade Commission
D) Federal Commission on Unfair Labor Practices

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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A major reason John L.Lewis and his followers broke with the AFL and formed the CIO was that:


A) the leaders of the AFL wanted to focus on political objectives while Lewis and his followers wanted to focus on economic objectives.
B) Lewis felt that the AFL was growing too fast.
C) the leaders of the AFL wanted to organize only skilled workers,while Lewis and his followers wanted to organize both unskilled and skilled workers.
D) Lewis believed that the AFL would be more flexible and responsive to its members if it split into several smaller organizations,each representing workers with one specific skill.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Today,a woman usually receives a salary that is equal to approximately 80% of her male counterpart.

A) True
B) False

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The ability of unions to achieve key goals in the future will depend on their ability to:


A) reestablish their base of strength in the manufacturing sector.
B) ind ways to cooperate with management in training workers and redesigning jobs.
C) repeal the Wagner Act and the Norris-LaGuardia Act in order to eliminate restrictions on union tactics.
D) return to the confrontational tactics used successfully in the 1930s when unions grew rapidly.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements about sexual harassment is most accurate?


A) Only men can be charged with sexual harassment.
B) Sexual harassment cannot be proven unless the employee's submission to such conduct was made explicitly a term of employment or was used to influence the results of the employee's performance appraisal.
C) One flaw with the current laws concerning sexual harassment is that they do not take into account the possibility of same-sex harassment.
D) In evaluating charges of sexual harassment,the courts place a great deal of emphasis on whether the behavior was unwelcomed.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following statements best summarizes the extent to which unions currently rely on strikes as a tactic when collective bargaining breaks down?


A) Unions have become increasingly reliant on strikes as other,less confrontational,tactics have proven unsuccessful.
B) Some highly visible strikes in recent years show that the strike is not dead as a labor tactic,but very few labor disputes actually lead to a strike.
C) Unions have almost completely avoided strikes since President Reagan replaced striking air traffic controllers with strikebreakers in 1981.
D) Strikes organized by unions are now less common than lockouts by management,indicating a major shift in attitudes between labor and management.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The management at a shoe factory planned to terminate production due to labor issues that were consuming most of the profits.For years,the strong union at this facility did some tough negotiating with the company's corporate headquarters.In a companywide vote,employees agreed to walk away from union membership in order to keep the factory open and save their jobs.The NLRB National Labor Relations Board) agreed that it was in the best interest of the employees.______________ was started to take away the rights of union representation at the factory.


A) bargaining dismissal
B) decertification
C) arbitration
D) certification

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A card check is a method of openly soliciting signatures in favor of the organization of a union.

A) True
B) False

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Despite their high pay,most CEOs work far fewer hours per week than the average employee in their companies.

A) True
B) False

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Marina works for a company in which a union is recognized as the bargaining agent for the workers who perform her type of job.However,under the arrangements at her company,Marina is not required to join the union,nor is she required to pay any fees or dues to the union.Marina works under an agency shop agreement.

A) True
B) False

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