Deck 11: Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

Question 1

Unions consisting of all the workers in a particular plant or group of plants are ________.

A) craft
B) commercial
C) industrial
D) global

Answer 1

C
Explanation: C)An industrial union generally consists of all the workers in a particular plant or group of plants.The type of work they do and the level of skill they possess are not a condition for membership in the union.A craft union,such as the Carpenters and Joiners union,is typically composed of members of a particular trade or skill in a specific locality.

Question 2

Historically,young workers have been more concerned with job security than older workers.

Answer 2

False
Explanation: Historically,young employees have been less concerned with job security than older workers.Young employees seem to think,"If I lose this job,I can always get another." But if they witness management consistently terminating older workers to make room for younger,lower paid employees,they may begin to think differently about job security.If the firm does not provide its employees with a sense of job security,workers may turn to a union.

Question 3

Major reasons employees join unions include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A) dissatisfaction with management
B) need for avenues of leadership
C) desire for a social outlet
D) pressure from managers

Answer 3

D
Explanation: D)Being unhappy with management,aspiring to a leadership role,and wanting a social outlet are main reasons that employees join unions.Managers typically do not want employees to join unions so they would not pressure them to do so.

Question 4

Another term for factory owners is ________.

A) executive management
B) efficiency experts
C) HR managers
D) capitalists

Question 5

What is the basic element in the structure of the American labor movement?

A) craft union
B) industrial union
C) national union
D) local union

Question 6

The local union is primarily responsible for ________.

A) actively lobbying at national and state levels
B) publishing the union newspaper
C) administering the collective bargaining agreement
D) engaging in collective bargaining at the national level

Question 7

The United Auto Workers is an example of which type of union?

A) industrial
B) craft
C) local
D) service

Question 8

What union is typically composed of members of a particular trade or skill in a specific locality?

A) specialty
B) craft
C) trade
D) industrial

Question 9

Factory owners sought out the expertise of mechanical engineers to work with unions to balance the satisfaction of workers with efficiency goals.

Question 10

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

A) right-to-work laws
B) fair labor agreements
C) union shop contracts
D) employment-at-will laws

Question 11

Which of the following is the parent organization of local unions?

A) industrial union
B) commercial union
C) national union
D) craft union

Question 12

Job security and fair compensation are common reasons that individuals join unions.

Question 13

Which of the following factors necessitated the need for labor unions?

A) decline in welfare benefits
B) Great Depression
C) rise of the service industry
D) rise in family owned businesses

Question 14

What is the most powerful level in the union structure?

A) industrial union
B) commercial union
C) national union
D) craft union

Question 15

Which of the following holds membership in the national union?

A) managers
B) local unions
C) individual workers
D) craft union officers

Question 16

What is the largest and fastest growing national union in the United States?

A) United Auto Workers
B) United Steel Workers
C) Service Employees International
D) International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Question 17

Discuss three factors that contribute to an employee's decision to join a union.

Question 18

Why do workers join unions? What is the basic structure of a union?

Question 19

When employees become highly dissatisfied in their jobs,unions ________.

A) recommend that employees who are dissatisfied express their concerns to management
B) recommend that all employees express their concerns to management
C) recommend that employees consider the advantages of union membership as a means of solving the sources of dissatisfaction
D) recommend that dissatisfied employees inform management of their intentions to join a union

Question 20

Which of the following is the central trade union federation in the U.S.?

A) Service Employees International Union
B) International Brotherhood of Teamsters
C) Change to Win Coalition
D) AFL-CIO

Question 21

Local unions are not affiliated with national unions; each works independently of the other.

Question 22

Craft unions are local unions,while industrial unions are national unions.

Question 23

Union's use of intimidation tactics has promoted a rise in unionization.

Question 24

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

Question 25

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is the largest and fastest growing national union in North America.

Question 26

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

Question 27

The Change to Win Coalition broke away from the AFL-CIO and serves as a rival organization.

Question 28

What are right-to-work laws? How do these laws relate to union security?

Question 29

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

A) Honda awarded workers a 24 percent pay increase.
B) Honda terminated the employment of those employees who chose to strike.
C) Honda shut its operations in China.
D) Honda granted employees extra paid time off.

Question 30

The AFL-CIO's major activities include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A) improving the image of organized labor
B) resolving disputes between local unions
C) engaging in collective bargaining
D) policing internal affairs of member unions

Question 31

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 ________.

A) broadbanding
B) union salting
C) flooding the community
D) raising public awareness

Question 32

National unions,such as SEIU and the Teamsters,are the most powerful level in the union structure.

Question 33

What is the status of labor unions in the U.S.?

Question 34

Which of the following is a union federation consisting of several unions that broke from the AFL-CIO?

A) United We Stand Coalition
B) United Farm Workers
C) International Teamsters
D) Change to Win Coalition

Question 35

The basic element in the structure of the American labor movement is the national union.

Question 36

A craft union generally consists of all the workers in a particular plant or group of plants.

Question 37

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?

A) flooding the community
B) pulling the union through
C) political involvement
D) building public awareness

Question 38

Which of the following is the political arm of the AFL-CIO?

A) ACTION
B) COPE
C) NLRB
D) PATCO

Question 39

Right-to-work laws prohibit management and unions from entering into agreements requiring union membership as a condition of employment.

Question 40

Unionized machinists who perform essential jobs at a boat manufacturing plant decide to strike for higher wages.As a result,the plant is forced to shut down until an agreement can be reached.The labor union is most likely using a strategy of ________.

A) union salting
B) pulling the union through
C) public awareness campaigns
D) strategically located union members

Question 41

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

Question 42

An authorization card indicates that an employee wants ________.

A) personal representation by a labor attorney
B) additional benefits included in a contract
C) exclusion from labor union bargaining terms
D) union representation in collective bargaining

Question 43

Most union organizers will NOT continue their organizing efforts unless at least ________ percent of the workers in the workgroup sign authorization cards.

A) 30
B) 50
C) 70
D) 100

Question 44

In the 10 states without right-to-work laws,it is legal for an employer to agree with the union that a new employee must join the union after a certain period of time or be terminated.

Question 45

What is an organizing approach used by labor where employees sign a card of support if they want unionization,and if 50 percent of the work force plus one worker sign a card,the union considers it a victory?

A) union salting
B) card check
C) public awareness campaign
D) flooding the community

Question 46

Card checks are expedited ways of polling workers on union representation without initiating a secret-ballot election.

Question 47

The purpose of the Committee on Political Education (COP
E) is to support politicians who favor organized labor.

Question 48

Union salting is the process of unions inundating communities with organizers to boycott a particular business.

Question 49

The lowest union membership rate exists among workers between the ages of 16 and 24,which is why labor unions are attempting to recruit younger workers.

Question 50

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?

A) collecting authorization card signatures
B) campaigning for election
C) petitioning for election
D) becoming certified

Question 51

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 ________.

A) representative group
B) bargaining unit
C) closed shop
D) trade union

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

A) building corporate labor campaigns
B) flooding the community
C) organizing funds
D) union salting

Question 54

What is the primary law governing the relationship of companies and unions?

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

Question 55

In how many states is it legal for an employer to agree with the union that a new employee must join the union after a certain period of time or be terminated?

A) 19
B) 26
C) 44
D) 50

Question 56

Public awareness campaigns involve labor maneuvers that coincide with a strike to pressure an employer for better wages and benefits.

Question 57

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

Question 58

According to a "union shop agreement," management and unions cannot enter into agreements requiring union membership as a condition of employment.

Question 59

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

Question 60

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?

A) union salting
B) political involvement
C) public awareness campaigns
D) flooding communities with organizers

Question 61

A machinists union and an employer are involved in collective bargaining.The bargaining issues have already been determined.What is the most likely next step in the process?

A) ratifying an agreement
B) preparing for negotiations
C) negotiating an agreement
D) overcoming breakdowns

Question 62

Tom works at a company that has a closed shop arrangement.In which industry does Tom most likely work?

A) steel
B) aerospace
C) construction
D) mining

Question 63

Most union organizers will not proceed unless at least 50 percent of the workers in the group sign authorization cards.

Question 64

A bargaining unit consists of a group of union employees who have been recognized by an employer as appropriate representatives to participate in the arbitration of a labor agreement.

Question 65

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major bargaining structures?

A) one company dealing with a single union
B) several companies dealing with a single union
C) several unions dealing with a single company
D) one bargaining unit dealing with several unions

Question 66

Mandatory bargaining issues are those which ________.

A) fall within the definition of wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment
B) may be raised, but neither side may insist that they bargained over
C) are outlawed, such as the closed shop
D) involve company goals and strategies

Question 67

What type of bargaining issues may be raised,but neither side may insist that the issues be bargained over?

A) prohibited
B) arbitrary
C) mandatory
D) permissive

Question 68

In conducting a legal campaign to discourage employees from voting for the union,management would most likely ________.

A) tell workers the benefits of remaining union-free
B) threaten workers with loss of their jobs to influence the votes
C) incite racial or religious prejudice by making inflammatory campaign appeals
D) make speeches to assembled employees on company time within 24 hours before an election

Question 69

Which of the following is LEAST likely to lead to the NLRB declaring an election campaign invalid?

A) A union threatens loss of jobs or benefits to influence employees' votes or union activities.
B) An employer misstates campaign facts when the other party does not have a chance to reply.
C) A union incites religious prejudice with inflammatory campaign appeals.
D) An employer discusses with workers the negative aspects of unionization.

Question 70

Before negotiating an agreement,it is most important that both negotiators understand which of the following?

A) recruitment techniques of the firm
B) structure and context of the organization
C) requirements of each position at the firm
D) organizational hierarchy at the company

Question 71

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

Question 72

Which of the following made the closed shop illegal?

A) Norris-LaGuardia Act
B) Wagner Act
C) Sherman Act
D) Taft-Hartley Act

Question 73

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

A) one year
B) two years
C) three years
D) four years

Question 74

A firm's refusal to bargain on which of the following issues would most likely result in a charge of unfair labor practices?

A) hourly wages
B) child care benefits
C) retiree health benefits
D) job recruiting techniques

Question 75

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

A) minimum wage
B) legislative rulings
C) controlling political party
D) collective bargaining process

Question 76

The authorization card is a document indicating that an employee wants to be represented by a labor organization in collective bargaining.

Question 77

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.

Question 78

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

A) one company dealing with a single union
B) several companies dealing with a single union
C) several unions dealing with a single company
D) several companies dealing with several unions

Question 79

What is the first step in the collective bargaining process?

A) ratifying an agreement
B) preparing for negotiations
C) negotiating an agreement
D) choosing a bargaining unit

Question 80

Bargaining issues can be divided into three categories.Which of the following is NOT one of those categories?

A) mandatory
B) concession
C) permissive
D) prohibited