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1. Performance of firms is improved by closing existing unionized facilities and opening or acquiring new nonunion plants. True False

2. Employee involvement (EI) programs influence firm performance more in unionized firms, while profit-sharing and gainsharing programs are better in nonunion firms in raising value added per employee. True False

3. Which of the following is true about integrative bargaining? A. It precludes the possibility of both parties sacrificing simultaneously. B. The gain of one party translates into an equal loss for the other party. C. Both parties may experience an absolute gain over their previous positions. D. It is inappropriate for long-term problems.

4. A climate in which both the employer and the union would be continually concerned with problem solving and mutual improvement in their situations would call for a _____. A. Quasi-contract B. Living agreement C. Fixed contract D. Voidable agreement

5. Which of the following is true about joint labor-management committees (JLMCs)? A. They are most often implemented in industries with many employers and a dominant union with locals in many employers and locations. B. They have most often been used to address the entire scope of the bargaining relationship. C. They have been largely unsuccessful with research on occupational safety and health issues. D. They are highly sustainable and resilient to adversarial contract negotiations.

6. Which of the following has a negative effect on performance? A. Extensive collaboration between management and labor B. Implementing product differentiation C. Acquiring new nonunion plants D. Deunionizing activity in any existing plant.

7. Personnel assignment grievances most often concern which job classification is entitled to perform certain work. True False

8. Grievance mediation tends to shift the focus from a problem-solving mode toward a “rights” orientation. True False

9. According to Supreme Court rulings on fair representation, individuals can require that a union process a grievance to arbitration. True False

10. Very low grievance rates might indicate less monitoring and enforcement by management. True False

Which of the following is true about last chance agreements?

A. They do not allow any scope for negotiation. B. They do not permit being unilaterally imposed by the employer. C. They are always excluded in an arbitrator’s decision at the final step. D. They save union resources on having to defend members who chronically violate rules.