Question 1

The AFL-CIO is a ________.

Accepted Answer

The AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of about 56 national and international labor unions made up of many local unions.

Question 2

The union shop form of union security means that the ________.

Accepted Answer

In a union shop, a company can hire nonunion people, but they must join the union within a certain period after being hired.

Question 3

The ________ form of union security means that the employees who do not belong to the union still must pay union dues because the union's efforts benefit them all.

Accepted Answer

The agency shop form of union security requires non-union employees to pay union dues because they still benefit from the union's bargaining efforts. The closed shop form requires all employees to be part of the union in order to have a job, while the union shop form requires employees to join the union after a certain amount of time. The open shop form does not require employees to join or pay dues to the union.

Question 4

The closed shop form of union security means that the ________.

Accepted Answer

The closed shop form of union security means that the company can hire only union members. This is the strictest form of union security and is illegal under current US labor laws.

Question 5

The ________ form of union security means that it is up to the workers whether or not they join the union and only those who join must pay dues.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ form of union security means...

Question 6

The ________ banned certain unfair labor practices and provided for majority rule by secret-ballot elections to determine whether a firm's employees would unionize.

Accepted Answer

The National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, was passed in 1935 to protect the rights of employees to organize and engage in collective bargaining with their employers. It banned certain unfair labor practices and provided for majority rule by secret-ballot elections to determine whether a firm's employees would unionize. The Norris-LaGuardia Act (B) was passed earlier in 1932 to limit the use of injunctions against strikes and other union activities. The AFL-CIO (C) is a federation of labor unions in the United States, formed in 1955. The Taft-Hartley Act (D) was passed in 1947 to amend the Wagner Act and restrict some of the powers of labor unions.

Question 7

Right to work laws inhibit union formation by ________.

Accepted Answer

Right to work laws prohibit union security agreements between employers and labor unions, meaning that employees cannot be required to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment. This makes it more difficult for unions to organize and maintain membership, thus inhibiting union formation. Choice A is incorrect because right to work laws do not outlaw unions, only union security agreements. Choice C is incorrect because it implies that companies have the option to allow or prohibit union affiliation, which is not the case under right to work laws. Choice D is incorrect because it confuses the issues of union security and affiliation; right to work laws do not address union affiliation, only union security agreements.

Question 8

About ________% of people working in the United States belong to unions.

Accepted Answer

As of recent data, approximately 12% of workers in the United States are union members.

Question 9

A contract that allows management to require nonunion membership as a condition for employment is called a ________ contract.

Accepted Answer

A yellow dog contract is a type of contract that prohibits workers from joining a union as a condition of employment. The term dates back to the early 1900s when employers would make workers sign yellow-colored agreements stating they would not join a union. This type of contract is now illegal under the National Labor Relations Act.

Question 10

The ________ guaranteed each employee the right to bargain collectively free from interference, restraint, or coercion.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ guaranteed each employee the right...

Question 11

The ________ form of union security means that the company can hire only union members.

Accepted Answer

The term "closed shop" refers to a form of union security in which the company is only allowed to hire union members. This means that employees must join the union in order to be hired by the company. The other options, union shop, agency shop, and maintenance of agreement, all have different variations of union security, but do not specifically require that the company only hire union members.

Question 12

The ________ was established by the Wagner Act to enforce its provisions.

Accepted Answer

The National Labor Relations Board was established by the Wagner Act to enforce its provisions. The National Labor Relations Committee, Norris-LaGuardia Group, and Knights of Labor are not entities created by the Wagner Act.

Question 13

The ________ form of union security means that union members have preference in hiring, but the employer can hire non-union members.

Accepted Answer

The description given matches the definition of a Preferential Shop, which gives preference in hiring to union members but also allows non-union members to be hired. The other options - Closed Shop, Union Shop, and Agency Shop - have different definitions and do not match the given scenario.

Question 14

The decision to unionize may be based on ________.

Accepted Answer

All of the above reasons (fear of job loss, arbitrary management actions, increasing workload) can contribute to an employee's decision to unionize. Employees may feel that a union can provide protection and support in dealing with these issues.

Question 15

The agency shop form of union security means that the ________.

Accepted Answer

The agency shop form of union security requires all employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement to pay union dues or agency fees, even if they are not members of the union. This is done to prevent free-riding by employees who enjoy the benefits of union representation but do not want to pay for it.

Question 16

The Norris-LaGuardia Act ________.

Accepted Answer

The Norris-LaGuardia Act both guaranteed each employee the right to bargain collectively free from interference, restraint, or coercion and made yellow dog contracts unenforceable.

Question 17

The term ________ describes statutory or constitutional provisions banning the requirement of union membership as a condition of employment.

Accepted Answer

The term "right to work" specifically refers to laws or provisions that prohibit employers from requiring employees to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment. The other answer choices do not accurately describe this concept.

Question 18

Prior to 1930, employers attempted to limit the influence of unions using all of the following methods except:

Accepted Answer

Collective bargaining is a tactic used by unions, not employers. Employers attempted to limit the influence of unions by using spies to monitor union activities, firing union agitators, and blacklisting union members.

Question 19

The ________ form of union security means that the company can hire nonunion people but those people must join the union within a prescribed period of time.

Accepted Answer

The union shop form of union security requires that employees must join the union within a certain period after being hired.

Question 20

In which human resource activity does a typical labor agreement give the union a role?

Accepted Answer

A typical labor agreement gives the union a role in all of the listed human resource activities: recruitment, selection, and dismissal.

Quiz 9: Managing Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining