Deck 32: Labor Law and Collective Bargaining

Question 1

The NLRB is required to supervise all consent elections.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act enacted in 1950 gives employers the right to engage in free-speech efforts against unions prior to a union election.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The Norris-LaGuardia Act is a federal statute which stipulates that it is legal for employees to organize.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

An appropriate bargaining unit must consist of employees from a single company.

Question 5

Labor unions use the approach of individual bargain with employers to obtain better working conditions.

Question 6

Labor unions have the right to engage in picketing in support of their positions.

Question 7

Unskilled and semi-skilled workers did not qualify as members of the CIO.

Question 8

The NLRA establishes the right of employers to terminate the employment of members of unions whose continued picketing hinders the progress of the business.

Question 9

A decertification election is held when an employer does not want the presence of multiple unions in the organization.

Question 10

Only skilled craft workers such as silversmiths and artisans were allowed to belong to the American Federation of Labor.

Question 11

A group of employees that a union is seeking to represent in known as an appropriate bargaining unit.

Question 12

An employer is permitted to bar off-duty employees from union solicitation on company premises.

Question 13

Most union elections are contested by the employer.

Question 14

Section 7 of the NLRA is a federal law that gives employers the right to terminate union practices detrimental to the organization.

Question 15

The NLRB oversees union elections,prevents employers and unions from engaging in illegal and unfair labor practices.

Question 16

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

Question 17

The Taft-Hartley Act gives the president of the United States the right to seek an injunction against a strike that would create a national emergency.

Question 18

The inaccessibility exception is a rule that permits employees and union officials to engage in union solicitation on company property if the employees are beyond reach of reasonable union efforts to communicate with them.

Question 19

Individual unions are not allowed to join AFL-CIO; the members need to be individual employees.

Question 20

The NLRB is an administrative body that oversees and prevents union members from engaging in illegal labor practices.

Question 21

In 1935,John L.Lewis formed the ________,which permitted semiskilled and unskilled workers to be its members.

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

Question 22

Enacted in 1932,the ________ is a federal statute which stipulates that it is legal for employees to organize.

A)National Labor Relations Act
B)Labor Management Relations Act
C)Taft-Hartley Act
D)Norris-LaGuardia Act

Question 23

Section 8(a)of the NLRA makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to interfere with,coerce,or restrain employees from exercising their statutory right to form and join unions.

Question 24

Under an agency shop agreement,an employer may hire anyone whether she belongs to a union or not.

Question 25

Sit-down strikes in which the employees occupy the employer's premises are illegal.

Question 26

Closed shop security agreements are illegal in the United States.

Question 27

Under a closed shop agreement,an employer agrees to hire only employees who are already members of a union.

Question 28

An employer threatening to close an organization because employees of an organization formed a union is considered an unfair labor practice.

Question 29

Which of the following is provided by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935?

A)to regulate internal affairs of each union
B)to represent employees according to their sectors of employment
C)to bargain collectively with employers
D)to equally represent every union member

Question 30

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

Question 31

The ________ was a labor union formed in 1886 that only allowed craft workers such as silversmiths and artisans to be its members.

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

Question 32

Wages,hours,and other terms and conditions of employment are permissive subjects of collective bargaining.

Question 33

The WARN is a federal act that requires employers with one hundred or more employees to give their employees sixty days' notice before engaging in certain plant closings or layoffs.

Question 34

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

Question 35

Secondary boycott picketing is not lawful if it is against the primary employer's product.

Question 36

It is legal for a union to begin a strike thirty days after it has informed the employer about the strike.

Question 37

Picketing that prevents customers from entering the employer's place of business is illegal.

Question 38

Only ________ were allowed to belong to the American Federation of Labor.

A)skilled craft workers
B)unskilled workers
C)literate workers
D)illiterate workers

Question 39

An act of an employer to prevent employees from entering the work premises when the employer reasonably anticipates a strike is known as an employee lockout.

Question 40

Employees who choose not to return to work after joining the strikers are known as crossover workers.

Question 41

Most union elections are contested by the employer.The ________ is required to supervise all contested elections where a simple majority vote wins the election.

A)Congress of Industrial Organizations
B)American Federation of Labor
C)National Labor Relations Board
D)Election Assistance Commission

Question 42

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

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

Question 43

Which of the following is true of a union shop agreement while hiring an employee?

A)The employee must join the union within a certain time after employment.
B)The employee does not join the union but pays an agency fee.
C)The employee must be a skilled worker represented by more than one union.
D)The employee must be represented by more than one union.

Question 44

Under a(n)________ agreement,an employer agrees to hire only employees who are already members of a union.

A)union shop
B)agency shop
C)confirmed shop
D)closed shop

Question 45

A(n)________ election can be held without NLRB supervision.

A)employer-contested
B)consent
C)decertification
D)management-contested

Question 46

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

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

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

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

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

Question 49

Which of the following is true of union security agreements?

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 50

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

A)The Wagner Act
B)Section 3 of the Landrum-Griffin Act
C)Section 7 of the NLRA
D)Section 1 of the Taft-Hartley Act

Question 51

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

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 52

Which of the following is a provision of Section 8(a)of the NLRA?

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 53

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

A)mediation
B)arbitration
C)collective bargaining
D)litigation

Question 54

The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 is also known as the ________ Act.

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

Question 55

A certain organization's employees want a union to represent their rights,a request that has been approved by the employer.All the employees live in the employees' quarters in the building adjacent to the place of work.In order for a union to be established,solicitation must be carried out by these employees.Which of the following is true of this situation?

A)Union solicitation must be carried out only during work hours.
B)Union solicitation must be carried out only at work premises,under the employer's supervision.
C)Union solicitation cannot be carried out by the managerial department of the corporation.
D)Union solicitation activities are prohibited during employees' personal time.

Question 56

A group of employees that a union is seeking to represent is known as a(n)________.

A)combined conciliation unit
B)appropriate mediation unit
C)collective negotiation unit
D)appropriate bargaining unit

Question 57

If employees no longer want to be represented by a union,a ________ election is held.

A)employer-contested
B)consent
C)decertification
D)management-contested

Question 58

________ prohibits unions from engaging in unfair labor practices that interfere with a union election.

A)The Wagner Act
B)Section 7 of the NLRA
C)Section 8(a)of the NLRA
D)Section 8(b)of the NLRA

Question 59

A ________ is a cessation of work by union members in order to obtain economic benefits or correct an unfair labor practice.

A)collective bargain
B)strike
C)crossover
D)persuasion

Question 60

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)NLRA
B)NLRB
C)AFL
D)CIO

Question 61

What legal course of action is available to a corporation if its employees go on strike without any notice?

A)warn the employees about closing the plant if they strike
B)dissolve the union in the company
C)dismiss the striking employees
D)solicit on behalf of a second union in the company

Question 62

Which of the following is an illegal strike?

A)sit-down strike at the employer's premises
B)absence from work
C)cessation of work
D)employer lockout

Question 63

If union members picketing a restaurant block deliveries from the restaurant,this is ________ picketing.

A)lawful
B)illegal
C)conditional
D)absolute

Question 64

Secondary boycott picketing is lawful only if it is directed at ________.

A)the primary employer's product
B)the neutral employer
C)customers who purchase the product
D)employees not part of the union

Question 65

Distinguish between strikes and picketing.When is picketing lawful?

Question 66

In which of the following circumstances is picketing unlawful?

A)when picketing obstructs customers from entering the employer's place of business
B)when picketing is carried out against the struck employer's product
C)when picketing is carried out against the neutral employer
D)when the employer carries out a "lockout" against the picketers at work premises

Question 67

Outline the act of collective bargaining.

Question 68

The laborers at Lillon Fabrics are paid on a daily-wage basis.When the employee union announces a strike that involves cessation of work,one of the employees Lina is hesitant to participate in it as it would mean her employer withholding her pay.Which of the following is true of this case?

A)Lina must participate in the strike as participation in all union activities is mandatory for the employees.
B)Lina need not participate in the strike.
C)Lina's employer is obligated to pay her even if she ceases to work and join the strike.
D)Lina must find a replacement employee before joining the strike.

Question 69

Which of the following best describes a wild-cat strike?

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 70

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

Question 71

The right to picket is implied from the ________.

A)National Labor Relations Act
B)Norris-LaGuardia Act
C)Labor Management Relations Act
D)Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Question 72

The action of strikers walking in front of an employer's premises,carrying signs announcing their strike is known as ________.

A)occupying
B)picketing
C)employee lockout
D)outcry

Question 73

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

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

Question 74

List the major federal statutes that regulate the labor-management relationship along with their respective provisions.

Question 75

List and explain strikes that are held to be illegal be federal labor law.

Question 76

The ________ is a federal act that requires employers with one hundred or more employees to give their employees sixty days' notice before engaging in certain plant closings or layoffs.

A)Norris-LaGuardia Act
B)Labor Management Relations Act
C)Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
D)Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Question 77

If an employer reasonably anticipates a strike by some of its employees,it may legally arrange a(n)________ to prevent these employees from entering the work premise.

A)strike
B)picketing
C)employer lockout
D)employee lockout

Question 78

________ picketing is a type of picketing in which a union tries to bring pressure against an employer by picketing the employer's suppliers or customers.

A)Primary boycott
B)Secondary boycott
C)Consumer boycott
D)Group boycott

Question 79

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

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