QUESTION Which of the five most important labor laws forced unions to revise their election procedures to promote honesty, provided a bill of rights for union members, and required unions to file financial disclosure statements with the U.S. secretary of labor? A) the Taft-Hartley Act B) the Fair Labor Standards Act C) the Norris-LaGuardia Act […]
QUESTION What is the first step in organizing a union? A) Ask the employer for official union recognition. B) The National Labor Relations Board holds an election and if 50 percent or more of the votes agree to unionization, the union receives certification. C) Get 30 percent or more of the company’s workers to sign […]
QUESTION Which of the following is signed by a worker in order to designate a certain union as the worker’s bargaining agent? A) authorization card B) card check C) shop steward ballot D) certification slip E) decertification card ANSWER Answer: A Explanation: A) An authorization card is a card signed by a worker that […]
QUESTION There are more union workers in the public sector than in the private sector. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: In 2009, for the first time, the number of unionized workers who work in the public sector surpassed those in the private sector, with 51.4 percent of […]
QUESTION Which of the following is a process whereby a majority of workers sign what are known as cards in favor of establishing a union, but the process does not involve the use of the National Labor Relations Board? A) authorization ratification B) card check C) bargaining unit assignment D) certification E) decertification ANSWER […]
QUESTION Ratification means that the union and management now have a negotiated labor-management contract that both sides have signed. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: After labor and management have been collective bargaining and have reached some agreement, union representatives take the collective bargaining results back to be […]
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps to organizing a union? A) persuading workers to sign authorization cards B) getting management’s approval C) forming a bargaining unit D) electing a union E) getting certified ANSWER Answer: B Explanation: B) Management does not need to approve the organization of a […]
QUESTION Elizabeth does not live in a right-to-work state. She chose not to join the union at the school where she works. She thinks she should not have to pay dues to a union she does not belong to; however, because of negotiations that happened between the union and the school board, Elizabeth received a […]
QUESTION When the National Labor Relations Board receives a petition, it holds a hearing to decide the particular union that will represent that group of employees making the petition. What is it deciding on? A) the bargaining unit B) the shop steward C) the chief shop steward D) the grievance committee E) the mediator […]
QUESTION Benefits and supplemental pay accounted for 50 percent of compensation costs for civilian workers as of June 2011. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: Benefits and supplemental pay accounted for 30 percent of compensation costs for civilian workers as of June 2011.
