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BUS-115 Introduction to BusinessChapter 12 – Enhancing Union-ManagementRelations20-pointsPick the ONE best answer for the following 20-questions.Mark your answers on a Scantron answer sheet (erase all stray marks)For True/False, True=A and False=B1. True or False? The Wagner Act (1935) allows states to enact right-to-work laws.2. True or False? The first president of the American Federation of Labor was Uriah Stephens.3. True or False? Changing trends in business over the last twenty years have resulted in an increase in union membership.4. True or False? A strike that is not union-approved is referred to as a wildcat strike.5. True or False? During first contract negotiations, the firm is typically represented by managers from industrial relations, HRM, and the legal department.6. The first significant national labor organization was thea. Industrial Workers of the World.b. Knights of Labor.c. American Federation of Labor.d. Congress of Industrial Organizations.e. Teamsters.7. Another name for the Wagner Act is thea. Antitrust law.b. Wage and Hour law.c. Prevailing Wage law.d. LMRA.e. NLRA. Page 1 of 38. If the employees at the Commercial Marine Shipbuilding plant were to gain union representation, the union would select a committee to beginnegotiating a labor contract with management. This process is referredto asa. contract analysis.b. collective bargaining.c. labor-management relations.d. joint negotiation.e. joint sessions.9. The length of time an employee has worked for an organization or in a department is commonly referred to asa. tenure.b. hireship.c. longevity.d. jurisdiction.e. seniority.10. A fund used to provide financial support for striking union members is called a __________ fund.a. slushb. offensec. taskd. strikee. wildcat 11. True or False? Unions derive their power to negotiate effectively with management from two sources: membership and financial resources12. True or False? The Knights of Labor was the first significant national labor organization..13. True or False? The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed the closed shop.14. True or False? A court order requiring a person or group either to perform some act or to refrain from performing some act is known as a subpoena.15. True or False? Contract negotiations must be completed before the NLRB can pass final judgment on the election results.Page 2 of 316. Labor’s early attempts to organize resulted in the formation of __________ in industrialized areas.a. agency shopsb. closed shopsc. union shopsd. industrial unionse. craft unions 17. Recently, the AFL-CIO allocated a significant portion of its budget to organizing efforts in order to increase membership. Judging from recent demographic trends, the AFL-CIO should focus on which one of the following industries?a. Healthcareb. Steel and auto c. Computer/technology d. Service e. Entertainment 18. Union organizers at the Maytag plant have just been informed that management has rejected their request to be recognized as the bargaining representative for plant employees. Which of the following will occur next?a. Union organizers will conduct a formal election.b. Union organizers will conduct an organizing campaign. c. The NRLB will conduct an organizing campaign.d. The NRLB will conduct a formal election.e. Management will conduct a formal election.19. Unions often include in their contracts a clause that ties periodic pay increases to increases in the cost of living. This is known as a __________ clause.a. magnitude of payb. job securityc. seniorityd. union securitye. cost-of-living20. All of the following are union weapons except a. boycotts. b. slowdowns.c. wildcat strikesd. picketing.e. strikes.Page 3 of


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