BUS 405 WK 4 Quiz 3 Chapter 4,5 - All Possible Questions

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BUS 405 WK 4 Quiz 3 Chapter 4,5 - All Possible Questions TRUE/FALSE

1. Craft unions have less independence from their national union headquarters than industrial unions.

2. The supreme governing body for the international union is its convention.

3. The practice of double-breasting is legal under the National Labor Relations Act.

4. The convention makes use of the delegate system, in which the number of delegates allowed depends on the number of members in the local.

5. The business agent is a key position in a craft union and provides many of the same services of a local union president in a large industrial union.

6. Most union presidents have restricted authority to appoint their staff, regulate locals, and direct the activities of the national union

7. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations now includes all of the major U.S. labor unions.

8. The international union representative, in addition to organizing new unions, also helps the local unions in grievance administration and labor arbitration.

9. Unions as organizations are fundamentally the same as business organizations.

10. The potential advantages of a merger of two unions, compared with the risks of not merging, suggest that mergers of unions will continue in the future.

11. Attendance at local union meetings often varies between fifty and sixty percent of the membership.

12. Joint councils involve groupings of conference boards that have common goals, employers, and interests.

13. Because construction takes place throughout the nation, craft unions have decided to expand the scope of their labor agreements to national coverage.

14. If you are a member of an AFL-CIO affiliated union, then you are a member of the AFL-CIO.

15. Double-breasting is a practice employed by a company with a "union-avoidance" strategy.

16. While corruption within unions receives much media coverage, the facts indicate that unions compare favorably with other segments of society in complying with the laws.

17. The local union meeting is considered the local union's most important governmental activity.

18. Congress, through the Landrum-Griffin Act, has attempted to strengthen the union democratic process by giving power to union members to protect themselves against irresponsible leaders.

19. The processes in democratic unions, such as officer elections, make the union leaders less responsive to the membership.

20. The AFL-CIO established the Ethical Practices Committee in its efforts to control corrupt practices and racketeering of its member unions.

21. In larger companies, at the operations or plant level, the plant manager and plant labor relations manager play the key roles in certain labor relations activities, such as contract administration, grievance handling, and monitoring labor relations activities.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The supreme governing body of an international union is the:
a. membership.
b. constitution.
c. board of directors.
d. convention.
e. National Council.

2. Union participation in local union activities is higher:
a. before a strike.
b. during negotiations.
c. when taking a strike vote.
d. for officer elections.
e. all of these

3. The position in a craft union in which the holder is the chief administrator of the union hiring hall is the:
a. union president.
b. shop steward.
c. union committee chairman.
d. business agent.
e. international union representative.

4. Representatives (number of delegates) for the AFI-CIO convention are chosen in the following manner:
a. every union local gets only one vote.
b. direct proportion to size of union local.
c. in relation to size of the union local but not in direct proportion.
d. seniority within the union.
e. none of these

5. If a company desires to develop a program of positive human resources management, which of the following practices would the company utilize?
a. hiring specialized experienced supervisors from outside the company
b. reserved parking spaces for managers
c. have the human resources manager report directly to top management
d. enlarge the size of individual company facilities
e. all of these practices

6. An international union representative:
a. assists in local union negotiations.
b. assists in grievance administration at local union levels.
c. assists in arbitration at local union levels.
d. is employed by the international union.
e. all of these

7. Participation in a typical local union meeting usually varies between:
a. 5 and 10 percent.
b. 0 and 5 percent.
c. 10 and 15 percent.
d. 15 and 20 percent.
e. more than 20 percent.

8. The largest percentage of money paid to the national union goes to:
a. administration, operational, and salary expenses.
b. retirement and strike fund.
c. convention, publication, and retirement fund.
d. political lobbying efforts.
e. monthly payments of outstanding union loans.

9. A feature that distinguishes the business agent of a craft union from the president of an industrial union is that he/she:
a. serves as chief administrative official of local union.
b. assists in handling grievances.
c. leads the local union negotiations.
d. administers the union hiring hall.
e. serves as the union’s international representative.

10. Which of the following did not encourage union mergers?
a. decline of some US industries
b. executive preference
c. avoidance of external controls
d. jurisdictional disputes
e. all of these

11. A company's labor relations strategy is determined by:
a. managerial philosophy.
b. economic conditions.
c. management ethics.
d. competition in the industry.
e. all of these.

12. The reason(s) local meetings is/are poorly attended include:
a. meetings start late and last too long.
b. material presented at meetings (reports of treasurer, project leaders, and committee chairs) is not interesting to the typical member.
c. individuals frustrate the group by tying up meetings with personal grievances.
d. all of these
e. material presented at meetings is not interesting to the typical member and meetings start late and last too long.

13. The term(s) used to describe the merging together of two or more unions is/are:
a. amalgamation.
b. affiliation.
c. absorption.
d. conglomeration.
e. affiliation, amalgamation, and absorption.

14. The craft unions and the industrial unions differ in a number of areas. Which of the following is not one of those areas?
a. scope of the labor agreement
b. attendance at and participation in meetings
c. job characteristics
d. leadership roles
e. all of these

15. Between conventions, the governing body of the AFL-CIO is the:
a. General Board.
b. Executive Council.
c. standing committees.
d. state central bodies.
e. National Council.

16. Low attendance at union meetings should not be taken as the real measure of union participation because:
a. low attendance may just indicate members are not concerned with any of the immediate issues facing the union.
b. much membership participation takes place at an informal level.
c. stewards regularly attend meetings and they maintain the link to the members they represent.
d. all of these
e. none of these

17. The AFL-CIO is very active in the political arena. However, which of the following are not actions of the AFL-CIO?
a. publishes voting records of legislators at federal and state levels
b. lobbies aggressively for favorable legislation
c. attempts to influence presidential appointments
d. proclaims ties to a national political labor party
e. the AFL-CIO performs all of these

18. Elements of a positive human resources management program include which of the following?
a. overall corporate strength
b. absence of symbols of rank and status
c. promotion from within
d. competitive pay and benefits
e. all of these

19. The act which has six titles covering union government and operations is the:
a. Labor-Management Relations Act.
b. National Labor Relations Act.
c. Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
d. Labor Law Reform Act.
e. Union Governance Act.
20. Which of the following is not a goal of the union?
a. for the company to receive a favorable return on investment
b. for the company to survive and remain competitive
c. for the company to attract, retain, and motivate employees
d. to obtain commitment that there will be no lockout
e. all of these are goals of the union

CHAPTER 5

TRUE/FALSE

1. Within thirty days after the regional director of the NLRB has approved a consent election, the employer must file a list of names and addresses of all eligible voters with the regional director of the NLRB.

2. Signed authorization cards are accurate predictors of the number of votes for the union in elections.

3. For a union to win an election, it must receive favorable votes from a simple majority of all employees in the bargaining unit.

4. Illegal discharge of employees who are union advocates usually does not frustrate unionization proceedings.

5. Management is allowed to present "captive audience" speeches on the day of the election.

6. Union instrumentality is a concept meaning employees perceive the union as instrumental in attaining desired outcomes, such as higher wages.

7. The "captive audience" rule states that an employer who presents a "captive audience" speech must allow the union the opportunity to conduct its own "captive audience" speech.

8. Employer questioning of an employee to discern union sentiment is an automatic violation of NLRA section 8 (a)(1).

9. Authorization cards signed by employees may be used by the NLRB to determine whether the union should be certified.

10. An employee's vote in favor of the union in an election is mainly because employee believes the union will help him/her obtain what she/he wants from employment.

11. The NLRB prohibits the showing of films to discourage employees from joining a union.

12. The union organizer typically creates job dissatisfaction in the work force before the campaign begins.

13. The company may actively assist employees who are interested in launching a decertification campaign.

14. If employees choose to decertify their union, there cannot be another representation election for twelve months.

15. The union must obtain signed authorization cards from a majority of the bargaining unit employees before the NLRB will hold an election.

16. The NLRB has upheld the right of the union to discipline union members who actively participate in the campaign to decertify the union as long as the action does not affect employment status.

17. In the last decade, decertification elections have nearly doubled.
18. Employees' previous experience with a union is a strong predictor of their attitudes toward unions and their decision to join one.

19. After a decertification petition is filed with the NLRB, the employer is free from bargaining with the union until the question of representation is resolved.
20. Alienation theory is a driving force behind unionization in the U.S. today as a result of mechanization.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The "Twenty-Four Hour" Rule means that:
a. the NLRB will, as a rule, investigate an election petition within 24 hours after receipt. b. there can be no handbilling before 24 hours of the election
c. the employer cannot make a "captive audience" speech within 24 hours of the election. d. the election must take place within a 24-hour period to assure that everyone has an opportunity to vote.
e. all of these

2. Unions are improving their organizing capabilities through the training of union organizers at the ___________.
a. Campaign and Election Tactics Program (CETP) Center.
b. Institute for Unions
c. George Meany Center.
d. Union Training Association.
e. all of these

3. Whenever employees believe that the union is not representing the interests of the majority, employees may initiate:
a. reelection process.
b. decertification process.
c. deunionization.
d. "raid" election.
e. all of these

4. Under the law, which of the following advantages does the employer have to counter unionization efforts?
a. ability to inform employees of the possibility of improvement without cost and without the creation of a new bureaucracy
b. instant and prolonged access to the employees
c. use of the fact that most people find the thought of substantial change in their lives frightening
d. all of these
e. instant and prolonged access to the employees and ability to inform employees of the possibility of improvement without cost and without the creation of a new bureaucracy

5. Method(s) by which a union can attain exclusive bargaining agent status is/are:
a. NLRB directives.
b. secret-ballot elections.
c. voluntary recognition
d. all of these
e. secret-ballot elections and NLRB directives.

6. What percent is needed for a petitioning union to show that substantial interest in the union exists?
a. 30%
b. 20%
c. 40%
d. 50%
e. greater than 50%

7. Which of the following union tactic(s) has(ve) a positive effect (union wins) on election outcome?
a. small group meetings
b. house calls
c. committees of employees
d. demonstration of solidarity
e. all of these

8. A grouping of jobs or positions in which two or more employees share common employment and conditions are designated by the NLRB as a/an:
a. craft shop.
b. union shop.
c. appropriate bargaining unit.
d. open shop.
e. closed shop

9. The path(s) that workers may mobilize along to take collective action and support the union include(s):
a. the ‘‘frustration’’ which results when workers try to act on their own behalf.
b. the ‘‘threat’’ or an ‘‘attack’’ that results when the employer takes away or threatens to take away something the workers already have.
c. a ‘‘rational calculation,’’ which does not involve anger, but the workers become convinced that the benefits of unionization outweigh its costs.
d. all of these
e. threats, attacks, and rational calculations.

10. Under the NLRA, the group of employees that has a choice on whether to be included in a mixed bargaining unit is:
a. plant guards.
b. supervisors.
c. independent contractors.
d. professionals.
e. confidential employees.

11. Which of the following would not be a barrier to a representation election?
a. an election held within the previous twelve months
b. only 40 percent return of signed of authorization cards
c. a group of employees already covered by a contract and already members of a legally certified union
d. the contract bar doctrine
e. all of these

12. When the NLRB establishes an appropriate bargaining unit, it constitutes the "community of interests." Which of the following factor(s) does the NLRB consider?
a. history of bargaining
b. commonality of wages, working conditions, training, and skill
c. physical proximity of the world locations
d. transfers between facilities
e. all of these

13. After the NLRB regional director has approved a consent election, the employer has to file a list of names and addresses of all eligible voters.
a. 7 days
b. 24 hours
c. 14 days
d. 30 days
e. 60 days

14. The contract bar doctrine can extend the statutory limitation on representational elections to how many years?
a. three
b. two
c. four
d. five
e. six

15. A valid, signed agreement for a period of up to three years will bar any representation election for the life of the agreement is specified by the NLRB’s:
a. three-year election rule.
b. contract bar doctrine.
c. life-of-the-contract doctrine.
d. election time-out rule.
e. exclusionary election rule.

16. The legal duty of the exclusive bargaining agent after winning a representation election is to:
a. represent all employees who voted in the election.
b. represent all employees in the bargaining unit.
c. represent all union members in the bargaining unit.
d. represent all employees of the Company.
e. represent all employees who voted in the election and all union members in the bargaining unit.

17. Which of the following groups are not considered "employees" covered under the NLRA?
a. professional employees
b. craft employees
c. office employees
d. long-distance truck drivers
e. supervisors

18. When employees are required to attend a meeting to hear a presentation by the employer during a pre-election union campaign, the meeting is called:
a. captive audience.
b. shop talk.
c. union discussion.
d. closed audience.
e. open audience.

19. NLRB data show that about ____ percent of the eligible voters usually participate in NLRB elections.
a. 60
b. 50
c. 70
d. 80
e. 90

20. The person who developed the "Scarcity Consciousness" theory is:
a. Samuel Gompers
b. Karl Marx
c. George Meany
d. Selig Perlman
e. John L. Lewis

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