MGMT 360 Test 2 True/False

Unions as organizations are fundamentally the same as business organizations

False

Unions do not place upper limits on their bargaining ranges because they maintain, "nothing ventured, nothing gained."

False

When a distributive bargaining approach is used to negotiate labor contract terms, the same party always wins (gains more) on every bargaining issue.

False

Where there is a substantial continuity in a unionized firm's operation after transfer of ownership occurs, the purchaser of the business would be classified as a new employer for the purpose of determining the employer's legal duty to bargain.

False

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

False

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

True

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

True

The proportion of an employer's total operating costs comprised of labor costs is termed the degree of labor intensiveness.

True

The supreme governing body for the international is its convention

True

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

True

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

True

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

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

Management would probably prefer centralized bargaining if it had three separate manufacturing facilities (bargaining units), each making the same product.

False

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

False

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

True

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

True

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.

False

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

False

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

False

"Voluntary" (also called permissive or non-mandatory) issues must be bargained over but agreement does not have to be reached.

False

After a decertification petition is files with the NLRB, the employer is free from bargaining with the union until the question of representation is resolved

False

Alienation theory is a driving force behind unionization in the U.S. today as a result of mechanization.

False

Any failure to reach an agreement on contract language concerning a mandatory bargaining subject represents a violation of the duty to bargain in good faith.

False

Approaching the bargaining process as a mutual problem-solving exercise is characteristic of distributive bargaining.

False

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

False

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

False

Centralized (multi-employer) bargaining is frequently not found in the construction, coal, and trucking industries

False

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

False

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

False

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

False

Generally, high unemployment reduces the union's cost of disagreeing with management.

False

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

True

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

True

A dispute between union and management negotiators over what the terms and conditions of employment will be is termed an interest dispute.

True

A party's resistance point on a bargaining issue represents that point beyond which that party would prefer no settlement to settlement on unacceptable terms.

True

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

True

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

True

Auto industry contract negotiations in 2007 represent an example of pattern bargaining.

True

Bargaining power is more likely to be an important determinant of negotiated outcomes when the parties use a distributive bargaining approach or strategy.

True

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

True

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

True

Employees' previous experience with a union is a stronger predictor of their attitudes toward unions and their decision to join one

True

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

True

In labor negotiations, it is possible for both union and management negotiators to perceive they have been successful after completing contract negotiations.

True

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

True

In some cases a specific, single action by an employer constitutes an unfair labor practice in bargaining

True

In the last decade, decertification elections have nearly doubled

True

It is unlawful for an employer to refuse to comply with a union's request to furnish information held by the employer which is relevant and necessary for the union to represent bargaining unit members in contract negotiations or grievance handling duties.

True

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

True

Possible government intervention in a labor dispute is a factor which could alter a union's or management's perception of their relative bargaining power in that labor dispute.

True

Profit sharing represents a mandatory subject of bargaining.

True

Smaller-sized (less than 10 individuals) bargaining teams are generally preferable to larger bargaining teams to enhance bargaining effectiveness.

True

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

True

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

True