Reference no: EM132190990
1. An employer may withdraw recognition only if there is clear-cut evidence that the union has actually lost its majority.
True
False
2. Which of the following best describes raid elections?
A. They are held to determine whether a majority of employees desires union representation and, if so, by which union.
B. They occur when 30 percent of the currently represented employees indicate they do not want continued representation.
C. They occur when at least 30 percent of employees indicate they would prefer a different union to represent them.
D. Elections in units where employees are not currently represented are called raid elections.
3. The employer frequently contests the makeup of a(n) _____, requiring the NLRB to decide which employees should be included.
A. Appropriate Bargaining Unit
B. Excelsior list
C. Corporate campaign
D. Secret ballot ruling
4. Which of the following best explains interchangability and degree of contact among employees in determining appropriateness of the petitioned unit?
A. If employees transfer frequently across plants or offices, their community of interest may be similar, leading the board to designate a multiplant unit.
B. If employees in two or more different occupations worked under common supervision, a unit including only one of the occupations would probably be inappropriate.
C. Employees at a particular facility may have differences in job duties, but similar levels of skills and be considered as an appropriate group for organizing.
D. Differences in pay rates or benefits would not necessarily lead to a unit being found to be inappropriate.
5. Which of the following is true regarding solicitation by any organization?
A. No-solicitation rules strictly apply to all employees.
B. All employers allow solicitations by any organization on company property or on company time.
C. Nonemployee organizers can, in most instances, be barred from soliciting on company property.
D. Employee organizers cannot solicit fellow workers on company premises even if it’s clearly shown that solicitation interferes with production.
6. _____ elections are held when at least 30 percent of currently represented employees indicate that they do not want continued representation.
A. Certification
B. Decertification
C. Board-directed
D. Raid
7. If the union loses and the board finds employer conduct undermined an actual union majority, it issues a(n) _____, requiring the employer to recognize and negotiate with the union.
A. Restraining order
B. Totality of conduct statement
C. Excelsior list
D. Bargaining order
8. Large nonunion organizations generally try to lead the market in their pay levels.
True
False
9. Unionized firms are more profitable than nonunion firms and more profitable subsequent to unionization.
True
False
10. Employers in rapidly growing industries such as information technology, discount retailing, and personal services have always been unionized to a large extent.
True
False
11. Unless the employee does not believe that the employer’s procedures allow a valid appeal, the employee may prefer to take an employment grievance to court as a tort issue.
True
False
12. Where unionization seemed unavoidable, employers worked with sympathetic employees to help establish so-called _____ that would not be affiliated with a larger international and would be less militant and more familiar and sympathetic with the employer’s situation.
A. Mobilization units
B. Doctrinaire unions
C. Open-door unions
D. Company unions
13. Newly incorporated, _____ industries have had a relatively low level of unionization, even when they have been located in traditionally highly unionized areas.
A. Small-scale
B. Agricultural
C. Service-oriented
D. Technically-oriented