This activity contains 22 questions.
Question 1.
Which of the following is a mandatory subject for collective bargaining?
o whistle-blowing
o severance pay
o pension benefits for retired employees
o discrimination by race, creed, color, religion, or national origin
o continuation of past contract
Question 2.
Which of the following is an illegal subject for collective bargaining?
o preferential hiring
o insurance benefits
o overtime pay
o cafeteria prices
o whistle-blowing
Question 3.
Which of the following is true for permissive bargaining items?
o Permissive items can be discussed only once mandatory items have been settled.
o Permissive subjects may not be proposed for discussion.
o Both parties must agree for permissive subjects to be bargained.
o Even if agreed to by both parties, permissive items would not be enforced by any court.
o Neither party can refuse to discuss permissive items introduced by the other party.
Question 4.
The ________ clause is a contract clause stating that any portion of a contract declared invalid by state or federal law shall be declared null and void, while still holding the remainder of the contract valid.
o severability
o choice of law
o non-compete
o escape
o jurisdiction
Question 5.
The ________ model explains why strikes occur by assuming that negotiators have substantial incentives to avoid strikes and that strikes occur only through bargaining errors.
o relational model
o interdependency model
o distributive model
o cooperative model
o accident model
Question 6.
Which of the following terms refers to the withholding of employment by an employer so as to resist union demands, with the help of layoffs, shutting down, or bringing in nonunion workers?
o arbitration
o lockout
o picketing
o strike
o mediation
Question 7.
Employer lockouts can be in violation of the National Labor Relations Act as an unfair labor practice if they are invoked to ________.
o prevent a threatened strike that could have caused economic loss
o prevent a threatened strike that could have caused operational difficulties
o avoid negotiations related to a closed shop
o preclude collective bargaining before it begins
o avoid negotiations related to whistle-blowing
Question 8.
An open shop is a union security arrangement in which ________.
o the employer is allowed to deduct union dues directly from union employee paychecks
o the workers within a bargaining unit may decide whether to join a union
o the employer is allowed to hire only those workers that are willing to join the union
o all new employees are required to become union members in good standing
o the employer is allowed to hire only existing union members
Question 9.
A(n) ________ provision requires employees to contribute a sum equal to membership dues to the union, without being required to join the union.
o closed shop
o check-off
o lockout
o agency shop
o free rider
Question 10.
________ are employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement but are not union members; however, they are required to pay something to the union for the bargaining and representation services they receive.
o Boundary spanners
o Paper tigers
o Whistle-blowers
o Early adopters
o Cheap riders
Question 11.
If the subject is mandatory, a party may insist on its inclusion, and the other party cannot refuse to discuss it.
o True
o False
Question 12.
Discrimination by race, creed, color, religion, or national origin is a mandatory subject for collective bargaining.
o True
o False
Question 13.
Severance pay is an illegal subject for collective bargaining.
o True
o False
Question 14.
In the public sector, strikes are usually unlawful.
o True
o False
Question 15.
Employees are entitled to reinstatement after an unfair labor practice strike even if the employer has filled their positions.
o True
o False
Question 16.
Strikers who apply for reinstatement unconditionally must be placed on a "waiting list" and hired as jobs become available if they do not acquire other employment.
o True
o False
Question 17.
An employer withholding employment to resist union demands with the help of layoffs, shutting down, or bringing in nonunion workers, is undertaking a strike.
o True
o False
Question 18.
Most agreements in the private sector contain provisions that restrict the union's ability to call a strike but do not restrict the management's ability to stage a lockout.
o True
o False
Question 19.
A mediator must testify in court regarding the dispute.
o True
o False
Question 20.
The employer is obliged to inform the employees about their union membership rights.
o True
o False
Question 21.
Discuss the process of mediation in settling disputes.
Question 22.
Describe the union hiring hall provision.