Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Right-to-work laws prohibit management and unions from entering into agreements requiring union membership as a condition of employment.Twenty-three states,located primarily in the South and West,have adopted such laws,which are a continuing source of irritation between labor and management.

Question 2

An authorization card indicates that an employee wants ________.

Accepted Answer

D)The authorization card is a document indicating that an employee wants to be represented by a labor organization in collective bargaining.Most union organizers will not proceed unless at least 50 percent of the workers in the group sign cards.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

B)A prerequisite to becoming a recognized bargaining unit is to determine whether there is sufficient interest on the part of employees to justify the unit.Evidence of this interest is expressed when at least 30 percent of the employees in a work group sign an authorization card.However,most union organizers will not proceed unless at least 50 percent of the workers in the group sign cards.

Question 4

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.

Accepted Answer

In the 26 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 (generally 30 days)or be terminated.This is referred to as a "union shop agreement."

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

B)The card check is an organizing approach by labor in which employees sign a nonsecret card of support if they want unionization,and if 50 percent of the workforce plus one worker sign a card,the union is formed.It permits workers to decide in a nonsecret election their union status.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The card check is an organizing approach by labor in which employees sign a nonsecret card of support if they want unionization,and if 50 percent of the workforce plus one worker sign a card,the union is formed.It permits workers to decide in a non-secret election their union status.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The political arm of the AFL-CIO is the Committee on Political Education (COPE).Founded in 1955,its purpose is to support politicians who are friendly to the cause of organized labor.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Union salting is the process of training union organizers to apply for jobs at a company and,once hired,working to unionize employees.Although traditionally used by blue-collar labor unions within the construction and building industries,it is a strategy labor unions are also using in other sectors,such as the hotel and restaurant industries.

Question 9

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.

Accepted Answer

A major strategy now being pursued by union organizers is to recruit younger workers and it may be coming at the right time since the lowest union membership rate is occurring among those ages 16 to 24 (4.4 percent).

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

A)A prerequisite to becoming a recognized bargaining unit is to determine whether there is sufficient interest on the part of employees to justify the unit.Evidence of this interest is expressed when at least 30 percent of the employees in a work group sign an authorization card.After this step,there would be a petition for election.

Question 11

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 ________.

Accepted Answer

B)A bargaining unit consists of a group of employees,not necessarily union members,recognized by an employer or certified by an administrative agency as appropriate for representation by a labor organization for purposes of collective bargaining.A unit may cover the employees in one plant of an employer,or it may cover employees in two or more plants of the same employer.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Public awareness campaigns involve labor maneuvers that do not coincide with a strike or an organizing campaign to pressure an employer for better wages,benefits,and the like.Increasingly,these campaigns are used as an alternative to strikes because more employers are willing to replace their striking employees.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

B)Flooding the community is the process of the union inundating communities with organizers to target a particular business in an organizing attempt.With their flooding campaigns,unions typically choose companies in which nonunionized employees have asked for help in organizing.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)The primary law governing the relationship of companies and unions is the National Labor Relations Act,as amended.Collective bargaining is one of the key parts of the Act.

Question 15

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?

Accepted Answer

B)In the 26 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 (generally 30 days)or be terminated.This is referred to as a "union shop agreement."

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Public awareness campaigns involve labor maneuvers that do not coincide with a strike or an organizing campaign to pressure an employer for better wages,benefits,and the like.Increasingly,these campaigns are used as an alternative to strikes because more employers are willing to replace their striking employees.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

In the 26 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 (generally 30 days)or be terminated.This is referred to as a "union-shop agreement."

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The card check is an organizing approach by labor in which employees sign a nonsecret card of support if they want unionization,and if 50 percent of the workforce plus one worker sign a card,the union is formed.

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

C)Public awareness campaigns involve labor maneuvers that do not coincide with a strike or an organizing campaign to pressure an employer for better wages,benefits,and the like.Increasingly,these campaigns are used as an alternative to strikes because more employers are willing to replace their striking employees.

Quiz 11: Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining