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