Exam 14: The Employees Right to Privacy and Management of Personal Information

A) assist the employees to form the union.
B) let employees hold antiunion meetings at work.
C) send letters to employee homes.
D) ask about union meetings or union activities.

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A) The lockout was not a violation of the NLRA if done to get the union back to the bargaining table.
B) The lockout was a violation of the NLRA.
C) The lockout was an unfair labor practice.
D) None of the choices are correct.

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A) she must,nevertheless,pay union dues.
B) she need not pay union dues.
C) she must negotiate her own wages and hours.
D) she is,nevertheless,bound by the rules and regulations of the union.

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A) The union's refusal to bargain with Gargantuan is legal because the parties did not have a dispute prior to the request to have midterm negotiations.
B) The union's refusal to bargain with Gargantuan is an unfair labor practice.
C) The union's refusal to bargain with Gargantuan is an unfair labor practice in violation of the Landrum-Griffin Act.
D) None of the choices are correct.

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A) injunctions could not be used to prohibit any person from participating in a labor dispute.
B) labor unions could provide relief funds to strikers.
C) yellow dog contracts were directly outlawed.
D) collective bargaining was endorsed as a matter of public policy.

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A) a majority of the union members feel that is has negotiated a collective bargaining agreement that is too pro-management.
B) the union's agreement with an employer is wholly irrational or arbitrary.
C) the union refuses to bargain with an employer.
D) union members fail to pay dues.

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A) a type of lunch usually eaten by union workers in the Southwestern United States.
B) a shop steward in an American factory where most of the employees are Mexican immigrants.
C) a HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory"" factory in Mexico that imports materials on a HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty-free"" duty-free basis for assembly or manufacturing by cheap labor who often work in substandard conditions and then sends the finished product to another country,such as the country which was the source of the materials .
D) a HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory"" factory in Mexico that produces maquilas to be worn on little "Dora" dolls.

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A) nonsupervisory or nonmanagerial employees,including part-time workers.
B) independent contractors.
C) domestic workers and agricultural workers.
D) All of the choices are correct.

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A) all activities undertaken by a union's officers,on behalf of the union,may be legally funded with the moneys paid by free riders.
B) some activities,such as public relations,undertaken by a union's officers,on behalf of the union,may not be legally funded with the moneys paid by free riders.
C) it is an unfair labor practice to require nonunion employees to pay union dues.
D) it is an unfair labor practice for an employer to refuse to bargain over permissive bargaining subjects,if these subjects are "inextricably intertwined" with mandatory bargaining subjects.

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A) Cochran is guilty of an unfair labor practice,for refusing to bargain over permissive subjects of bargaining.
B) Cochran is not guilty of an unfair labor practice,if it can demonstrate that its employees currently enjoy wages,hours,and working conditions substantially similar to what they would have under a collective bargaining agreement.
C) Cochran is guilty of an unfair labor practice,for refusing to bargain over mandatory subjects of bargaining.
D) Cochran is not guilty of an unfair labor practice,if it enters into an agreement with the NLRB stating that it will provide its employees with the same wages,hours,and working conditions sought by the union but without the union's presence.

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A) refusing to bargain with an employer.
B) engaging in a secondary boycott.
C) causing an employer to discriminate against an employee.
D) None of the choices are correct.

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A) try to help employees form a union.
B) send letters to employees' homes.
C) tell employees how good the company is.
D) give pay raises or benefits to all workers.

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A) Walter has no recourse because he is an employee-at-will.
B) Big Time has committed an unfair labor practice.
C) Big Time cannot be charged with engaging in an unfair labor practice because the company had not started the negotiation process with the union at the time Walter's schedule was changed.
D) Walter has violated his duty of fair representation.

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A) free riders.
B) yellow dog riders.
C) exempt employees.
D) independent contractors.

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A) Cordova will be liable for having committed an unfair labor practice,because the law presumes that an agreement must be reached if the parties bargain in good faith.
B) the Norris-LaGuardia Act permits the union to impose terms and conditions substantially similar to those enjoyed by similarly situated workers.
C) Cordova will not be liable for having committed an unfair labor practice,because the law does not require that an agreement be reached,only that the parties bargain in good faith.
D) the National Labor Relations Act permits the National Labor Relations Board to impose terms and conditions substantially similar to those enjoyed by similarly situated workers.

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