Question 1

The NLRB National Labor Relations Board) consists of:

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A)  a five member panel appointed by the U.S.president.
B)  an eight or ten member board consisting of an equal representation of union officials and management personnel.
C)  two large unions: the AFL and the CIO.
D)  a congressional committee.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

When AT&T anticipated that 20,000 mobility workers were planning to strike to show their solidarity against concerns of unfair compensation,management was already calling staffing agents to temporarily employ persons to cover for striking employees.Traditionally,these workers are called ___________.

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A)  mobile temps
B)  picket busters
C)  strikebreakers
D)  boycottersE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

At Play-it-Safe Pharmaceuticals Company,a maker of sun screen products,the union reps strongly discouraged the firm's union employees from buying the company's products during the forthcoming summer season.Recently,they also took out an ad with an important message for consumers: "Don't give Play-it-Safe your money.They don't share it with their employees!" These actions describe:

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A)  secondary boycott.
B)  primary boycott.
C)  direct strikebreaker initiative.
D)  strikebreaker tactic.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The Taft-Hartley Act strengthened unions by giving them the right to engage in featherbedding and secondary boycotts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A key difference between a mediator and an arbitrator is that:

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A)  a mediator is appointed by labor and management,while an arbitrator is appointed by the federal government under terms set forth in the Taft-Hartley Act.
B)  a mediator is an unpaid volunteer,while an arbitrator is a paid professional.
C)  an arbitrator can settle a labor-management dispute by rendering a binding decision,while a mediator can only make suggestions and encourage the two sides in a dispute to continue negotiating.
D)  a mediator is a lawyer who represents either labor or management in a labor dispute,while an arbitrator is an impartial advisor who listens to both sides of the dispute and offers suggestions that help the two parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The late Peter Drucker,one of 20th century's leading management consultants was very critical of the exorbitant compensations that some CEOs were getting.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Under an open shop agreement,workers have the option to join or not join a union,if one is present in the workplace.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A cooling-off period is when workers in a critical industry return to their jobs while the union and management continue negotiations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A union is an employee organization that has the main goal of representing its members in employee-management negotiation concerning job-related issues.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Marco is the newly appointed CEO of the Sine of the Times Corporation.The board of directors approved an attractive stock option package as part of his total compensation.From this information,you would assume that one of the board's objectives is to stabilize the value of Sine of the Times' stock by preventing it from rising or falling more than a small percentage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The AFL was concerned primarily with:

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A)  fundamental labor issues.
B)  gaining political power.
C)  forming a workers' army to lead a socialist revolution.
D)  promoting a better public education system.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

An) ___________ is a court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something.

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A)  restrictive covenant
B)  injunction
C)  judicial encyclical
D)  declaratory judgmentE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

An assessment of elder care needs in the United States suggests that:

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A)  most firms have done a better job in responding to the need for elder care than they have in dealing with the need for child care.
B)  employees who must care for elderly parents are often in positions that are more critical to the firm's success than workers with concerns about child care.
C)  although an increasing number of employees must find ways to care for elderly parents,fewer firms will need to offer elder care than child care because the federal government already provides a great deal of assistance to the elderly.
D)  while an issue for some workers,at the present time elder care is not a high profile item for most businesses.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Labor and management at the Brookwood Company have reached an impasse in their efforts to negotiate an acceptable labor-management agreement.The two sides have agreed to bring in an arbitrator.If the arbitrator issues a ruling that the union does not like,it can veto the decision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The AFL originally was a federation of craft unions that did not attempt to organize industrial unions.The main reason for this strategy was that:

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A)  industrial unions were illegal until the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947.
B)  the leaders of the AFL believed that the skilled workers represented by craft unions would have better bargaining power than unskilled workers.
C)  craft unions had more political clout than industrial unions.
D)  most industrial unions had supported the Knights of Labor in a dispute with the AFL during the 1880s.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The Wagner Act is best described as an) :

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A)  pro-management law.
B)  pro-union law.
C)  anti-communism law.
D)  anti-collective bargaining law.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

As a management executive left the meeting between his team and the company's union representatives and headed straight for the CEO's office,he reviewed where things seemed to breakdown.Union reps came to the table with three different offers to resolve the insurance and vacation benefits problems laborers were experiencing.Management offered its own resolutions - two different ones,to be exact.The problem was that a bargaining zone did not emerge.Neither side was willing to consider each other's alternatives.As he reached the CEO's door,he was ready to concede that the negotiations were probably headed to ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  collective bargaining
B)  arbitration
C)  a vote
D)  mediationE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

A comparison of compensation of CEOs in the U.S.with compensation of top executives in Canada and Europe indicates that:

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A)  U.S.CEOs are working for much lower compensation.
B)  pay for CEOs at major corporations is about the same in all of these nations.
C)  executives in the U.S.are compensated at a much higher rate.
D)  U.S.executives are paid better than average when their firms are successful,but worse than average when their firms struggle.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

An) __________ occurs when a union encourages its members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm involved in a labor dispute.

Accepted Answer

A)  injunction
B)  wildcat strike
C)  primary boycott
D)  embargoE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Arbitration and mediation are alike in that both involve an impartial third party to help in the negotiation process.The differences in these two approaches is that an arbitrator's decision is binding - both parties agree to this on the front end;a mediator encourages the two conflicting parties to continue to negotiate and may make suggestions in pursuit of a resolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Dealing With Union and Employeemanagement Issues

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A union is an employee organization that has the main goal of representing its members in employee-management negotiation concerning job-related issues.

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A key difference between a mediator and an arbitrator is that:

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Labor and management at the Brookwood Company have reached an impasse in their efforts to negotiate an acceptable labor-management agreement.The two sides have agreed to bring in an arbitrator.If the arbitrator issues a ruling that the union does not like,it can veto the decision.

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A cooling-off period is when workers in a critical industry return to their jobs while the union and management continue negotiations.

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The NLRB National Labor Relations Board) consists of:

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The AFL originally was a federation of craft unions that did not attempt to organize industrial unions.The main reason for this strategy was that:

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The late Peter Drucker,one of 20^th century's leading management consultants was very critical of the exorbitant compensations that some CEOs were getting.

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The Taft-Hartley Act strengthened unions by giving them the right to engage in featherbedding and secondary boycotts.

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Under an open shop agreement,workers have the option to join or not join a union,if one is present in the workplace.

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An) ___________ is a court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something.

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The Wagner Act is best described as an) :

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When AT&T anticipated that 20,000 mobility workers were planning to strike to show their solidarity against concerns of unfair compensation,management was already calling staffing agents to temporarily employ persons to cover for striking employees.Traditionally,these workers are called ___________.

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An assessment of elder care needs in the United States suggests that:

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The AFL was concerned primarily with:

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An) __________ occurs when a union encourages its members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm involved in a labor dispute.

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A comparison of compensation of CEOs in the U.S.with compensation of top executives in Canada and Europe indicates that:

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A cooling-off period is when workers in a critical industry return to their jobs while the union and management continue negotiations.

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The NLRB National Labor Relations Board) consists of:

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The late Peter Drucker,one of 20th century's leading management consultants was very critical of the exorbitant compensations that some CEOs were getting.

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