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For industrial unions, international union representatives have no official status during local negotiations.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following aspects of employment is included under employment security?


A) lunch periods
B) arbitration procedures
C) promotions
D) dress codes

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Employees are entitled to reinstatement after an economic strike even if the employer has filled their positions.

A) True
B) False

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The right to strike is one of the rights made available to employees expressly provided by the National Labor Relations Act.

A) True
B) False

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Hours of employment and rates of pay are mandatory subjects for collective bargaining.

A) True
B) False

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Employer lockouts can be in violation of the National Labor Relations Act as an unfair labor practice if they are invoked to prevent unionization.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following subjects must be negotiated during collective bargaining if one of the parties requests its inclusion?


A) pension benefits of retired employees
B) membership of the bargaining team
C) separation of employees by race
D) hours of employment

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A strike called by a union for economic reasons to achieve its bargaining objectives is known as a(n) ________ strike.


A) unfair labor practice
B) reciprocal
C) primary
D) severability

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Employees can petition the NLRB to hold a deauthorization poll in which they can vote to revoke a union shop clause.

A) True
B) False

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With reference to collective bargaining, which of the following statements is TRUE regarding a permissive item?


A) If either party involved in collective bargaining requests to include a permissive item in the bargaining then that factor must be bargained in good faith.
B) A legal impasse in negotiations occurs only when the parties cannot agree on a permissive issue.
C) Severance pay is a permissive item for collective bargaining.
D) If one party refuses to negotiate a permissive item, the other party cannot claim bad-faith bargaining.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following aspects of employment is included under the management-union relationship?


A) lunch periods
B) arbitration procedures
C) promotions
D) job-bidding procedures

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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A procession of union members or union supporters staging a public protest concerning a labor dispute is known as a ________ line.


A) picket
B) banner
C) bracket
D) lockout

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Employer lockouts can be in violation of the National Labor Relations Act as an unfair labor practice if they are invoked to prevent ________.


A) economic losses
B) negotiations related to preferential hiring
C) unionization
D) operational difficulties

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Fact-finding is a semi-judicial method of dispute resolution, which is primarily used in the public sector.

A) True
B) False

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The "open shop" provision is outlawed by the Taft-Hartley Amendments.

A) True
B) False

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The reserved rights theory generally contends that ________.


A) the union has only those rights that are specifically mentioned in the contract
B) management retains all rights except those it has expressly agreed to share with or relinquish to the union
C) the management has only those rights that are specifically mentioned in the contract
D)

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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If an employer withholds employment to resist union demands with the help of layoffs, shutting down, or bringing in nonunion workers, it is known as a(n) ________.


A) strike
B) lockout
C) impasse
D) deadlock

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Partial plant closings or other "going-out-of-business" decisions are subjects of mandatory bargaining.

A) True
B) False

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According to the ________ clause, if a term in the contract is deemed unenforceable by a court, the contract as a whole will not be deemed unenforceable.


A) opener
B) severability
C) no-lockout
D) union security

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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________ items are subjects that must be bargained in good faith, if either party so requests. If one party insists on its inclusion, the other party cannot refuse to discuss it.


A) Throwaway
B) Mandatory
C) Permissive
D) Big-ticket

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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