Managing HR Ch 15 Quiz

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Unions around the globe have different priorities. For​ example, unions in other countries place more emphasis on​ ________ than unions do in the United States.

political issues

Which of the following Acts was designed to limit some of the power that unions acquired under the Wagner Act and to protect the rights of management and​ employees?

The​ Taft-Hartley Act

Which of the following is a reason for the decline of unionization in the United​ States?

An increasingly educated workforce

Which of the following describes a​ union?

An organization that represents​ employees' interests to management

Which of the following spells out the conditions of employment and work rules that affect employees in the unit represented by the​ union?

Labor contract

What percentage of the​ private-sector workforce in the United States is​ unionized?

​6.5%

Which of the following is an​ across-the-board pay raise to employees based on market​ considerations?

​Cost-of-living adjustment​ (COLA)

Which of the following makes it illegal for a union to include a union shop clause in its​ contract?

​Right-to-work law

As of​ 2015, ________ of​ Sweden's workers were unionized.

67 percent

In​ Japan, whose firms often seek to avoid unions when they locate factories in the United​ States, ________ of workers are unionized.

17 percent

The National Labor Relations Board​ (NLRB) requires a union to show that there is​ "significant interest" in unionization among a​ company's employees before it will order a union certification election. What is the percentage of employees in a company that must be​ interested?

30 percent

Which of the following focuses on​ "bread and​ butter" issues of a union such as​ wages, benefits, and job​ security?

Business unionism

Under which of the following do unions and management negotiate with each other to develop the work rules under which union members will work for a stipulated period of​ time?

Collective bargaining system

Which of the following does NOT represent a useful guideline for management and​ union-bargaining teams to follow so that good faith can be maintained during collective bargaining​ sessions?

Don't be afraid to express negative emotions.

Which of the following refers to causing employers to pay for services that are unnecessary or​ unperformed?

Featherbedding

Which of the following is a​ systematic, step-by-step process designed to settle disputes regarding the interpretation of the labor​ contract?

Grievance procedure

Which of the following is a potential benefit for some companies with a unionized​ workforce?

Increased productivity

Which of the following is a reason why employees might seek to join a​ union?

They feel management does not treat them fairly

Which of the following best describes the role of the labor relations​ specialist?

To advise management on a labor relations strategy

Under which of the following does management accept collective bargaining and then govern employees according to the​ contract's terms?

Union acceptance strategy

Which of the following does management choose when it fears the union will have a disruptive influence on its employees or fears losing control of its workers to a​ union?

Union avoidance strategy

Which of the following represents a policy that takes the union suppression​ approach?

Using​ "hardball" tactics to prevent a union from organizing workers

Managers can legally persuade employees that a union is not in their best interest by doing all of the following EXCEPT​ ________.

promising employees benefits or rewards if they vote against the union

If union employees decide that they are dissatisfied with a​ union's representation of their​ interests, they can​ ________.

schedule a decertification election

Under a labor​ contract, job opportunities are allocated on the basis of​ _____.

seniority


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