QUESTION Which of the following is NOT a variation on types of workplaces? A) closed shop B) union shop C) open shop D) agency shop E) management shop ANSWER Answer: E Explanation: E) The four different kinds of workplace labor agreements are closed shop, union shop, agency shop, and open shop.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION In 2008, union workers went on strike against Redco Foods, maker of Salada and Red Rose teas. In response, Redco imported “scabs.” What did Redco do? A) performed a lockout so workers could not get back into the company B) requested a boycott of other tea brands C) hired strikebreakers to cross the picket […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which key issue in collective bargaining disputes is affected by computerization of jobs, automation, moving companies to nonunion states, sending work offshore, downsizing companies, and deregulation? A) employee benefits B) work rules, hours, and safety C) union security and management rights D) job security E) compensation ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) Job security: […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following is an example of mediation? A) Employees at a hand lotion factory were being forced to work overtime hours without being compensated for the extra time they put in. Their union representatives had addressed the issue up through the proper steps with management and still had not found a solution. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Kathleen and a few of her fellow union members went to work one day and employed this union tactic. The next day Kathleen and the offending union members were legally disciplined by management. A) sit-down strike B) sympathy strike C) primary boycott D) sickout E) work slowdown ANSWER Answer: E Explanation: E) In […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Several members of a small-town police department came down with the blue flu when they performed this act that is illegal for some members of public-employee unions. A) work slowdown B) wildcat strike C) sickout D) sympathy strike E) secondary boycott ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) A variant on the slowdown is the […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The comedian Robin Williams joined other stars in helping members of the Writers Guild of America promote their grievances in 2007. He and lots of other people walked around the Time Warner center in New York carrying signs. With what did Williams help the people? A) sympathy strike B) wildcat strike C) work slowdown […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Shawn and his fellow firefighters refused to go to work. They were picketing in front of the fire station. Their issues were lack of privacy in their sleeping area and lack of overtime pay. What is wrong with what is happening? A) This is an example of a work slowdown, which is not protected […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Sarah and her fellow union members at a garment factory were horrified to hear of the hot, humid conditions and exceedingly long hours required by employees of a bakery, so when the bakery employees went on strike, Sarah and her coworkers employed this tactic as an expression of solidarity. What is this action called? […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Walter and many of his fellow union members were angry over the poor vacation pay policy at the small-appliance factory where they worked, even though the union had agreed to it in the current contract. They decided to take action without the authorization of their union, and none of them showed up for work […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
