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Alcohol and drug testing is a mandatory subject for collective bargaining

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As it offers confidentiality and takes place in a private forum, ________ is generally preferred over other methods of dispute resolution and about 85 percent of labor-management grievance disputes are resolved through it.


A) grievance arbitration
B) mediation
C) interest arbitration
D) picketing

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A rolling strike is a strike technique used by unions that moves a strike against an employer from location to location so that hiring replacement workers becomes more difficult.

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Under the National Labor Relations Act, an "unfair labor practice strike" could be called to ________.


A) demand higher wage rates
B) protest an employer's discrimination against a union member
C) affect the noneconomic package of a contract under negotiation
D) air any employee grievance

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Offensive economic lockout is justified if the lockout was used to pressure employees to end the labor dispute on grounds favorable to the employer.

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According to the NLRB rule, workers on strike for over one year are not eligible to vote in a decertification election.

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Mediators have decision making powers in a dispute.

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Which of the following statements is TRUE of mediation?


A) A mediator has decision-making powers.
B) Mediation takes place in public forums.
C) A mediator cannot be required to testify in court.
D) Mediation guarantees the settlement of a dispute.

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________ is a voluntary process selected by both parties to assist them in moving beyond impasse to a settlement. This process involves a neutral third-party who does not have any decision making power.


A) Mediation
B) Operant conditioning
C) Arbitration
D) Reciprocal logrolling

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Which of the following terms refers to a work stoppage by a number of employees caused by a disagreement with management over certain issues such as contract negotiations, grievances, or unfair labor practices?


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

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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding arbitration?


A) Arbitration takes place in a private forum.
B) An arbitrator can render a binding decision.
C) Arbitration does not involve a third party.
D) An arbitrator cannot be required to testify in court.

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________ are employees who are in a unit represented by a union and are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, but do not join the union.


A) Early adopters
B) Free riders
C) Boundary spanners
D) Cheap riders

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Employers can grant pay raises to replacements not offered to strikers.

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After an unfair labor practice strike, the employee is not entitled to reinstatement if the employer filled the job with a permanent employee during the strike.

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A closed shop is a union security arrangement ________.


A) by which the workers within a bargaining unit may decide whether to join a union
B) that requires all new employees to become union members in good standing
C) by which union members are expected to pay only that portion of the union's dues that represent the cost of bargaining and representation
D) that requires employers to hire only union members

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A union hiring hall provision requires an employer to ________.


A) hire only those employees who are willing to join the union
B) collect the union dues using the check-off provision
C) hire employees referred by the union
D) fire a worker if he or she does not obey the union membership rules

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________ is an illegal subject for collective bargaining.


A) Overtime pay
B) Union security
C) Discriminatory treatment
D) Alcohol and <row><entry valign="top"><para>drug testing

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The use of replacement workers during a lockout is governed by the same rule as using replacements during a strike.

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A severability clause allows for the terms of the contract to be independent of one another, so that if a term in the contract is deemed unenforceable by a court, the contract as a whole will not be deemed unenforceable.

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Labor negotiators generally prefer to use arbitration in resolving a contract negotiation impasse because then they can control the outcome of the process.

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