Chapter 12

Question 1

The relationship between organized labor and management (it its role in representing the company interests)

Answer 1

Labor Relations

Question 2

Orgizations that represent employees in neogiations with management.

Answer 2

Labor Unions

Question 3

What are the benefits of unionization to the employee?

Answer 3

Higher compensation, Greater Benefits, Influence over hiring, promotions, and layoffs, Working conditions and workplace safety, Formal Processes for employer grievances, discipline, and otner matters, and Solidarity and acceptance.

Question 4

What are the disadvantages for management?

Answer 4

Increased cost, work rules, and an overall decrease in productivity

Question 5

A common element of labor contracts that specifies such things as the tasks certain employees are required to do or are forbidden to do.

Answer 5

Work Rules

Question 6

Passed in 1935, Gave power to Unions

Answer 6

National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act

Question 7

Passed in 1947, Decreased Union Power

Answer 7

Labor-Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act

Question 8

Passed in 1959, Power to Union members

Answer 8

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure (Landrum Griffith) Act

Question 9

1. Affirmed and protected right to join and assist labor union, neogiate with employers through unions, and to strike.
2. Outlawed attempts by employers to interfere with employees’ right to organize, or dscriminate against employees on basis of union activities
3. Required employers to bargain in good faith with unions
4. Established the National Labor Relations Board

Answer 9

National Labor Relations Act

Question 10

Responsible for preventing and remedying unfair labor practices and overseeing the elkections that allow unions to represent particular groups of employees

Answer 10

National Labor Relations Board

Question 11

1. Guaranteeing the right of employees not to join/support unions (except in Union Shops)
2. Outlawed coercion of employees by unions.
3. Allowing employers to dissuade people from joining unions
4. Requiring Unions to deal in good faith
5. Restriction certain strike activities (especially to make employers hire more people)
6. Gave president the right to outlaw strikes that threaten national security

Answer 11

Labor-Management Relations Act

Question 12

What lead to the passage of the LMR act>

Answer 12

WWII Strikes

Question 13

Required democratic processes and financial accountability in unions. Included freedom of speech for union members, the right to secret ballot for union leadership elections, and financial transparency for use of union funds

Answer 13

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Question 14

Measures that protect a union’s right to represent workers

Answer 14

Union Security

Question 15

A unionized workplace in iwhch employees are required to maintain union membership

Answer 15

Union Shop

Question 16

State laws that prohibit union and agency shops

Answer 16

right-to-work laws

Question 17

Types of unions

Answer 17

Craft and Industrial

Question 18

Local unions that represent employees in a specific geographic area or facility

Answer 18

Locals

Question 19

A nationwide organization composed of many local unions that represent employees in specific locations

Answer 19

National union``

Question 20

Cards signed by employees to indicate interest in having a union to represent them

Answer 20

Authorization Cards

Question 21

A secret-vallot election overseen by the NLRB to determine whether a union gains the right to represent a group of employees

Answer 21

Certification election

Question 22

An employee vote to take away a union’s right to represent them

Answer 22

Decertification

Question 23

A negotiation between union and management negotiators to forge the human resources policies that will apply to all employees covered by a contract

Answer 23

Collective Bargaining

Question 24

Contracts that result from collective bargaining

Answer 24

collective bargaining agreements

Question 25

Collective bargaining precess

Answer 25

``` Preparing to meet (both sides figure out what they want. Meeting Reaching an Agreement Voting and Ramification Contract ```

Question 26

Use of an impartial third party to help resolve bargaining impasses

Answer 26

Mediation

Question 27

A decision process in which an impartial referee listens to both sides and then makes a judgment by accepting one side's view

Answer 27

Arbitration

Question 28

Strikes Boycotts Publicity Campaign Injunction

Answer 28

Strikebreaker Lockouts Injunctions

Question 29

A temporary work stoppage aimed at forcing management to accept union demands

Answer 29

Strike

Question 30

A pressure action by union members and sympathizers who refuse to buy or handle the product of a target company

Answer 30

Boycott

Question 31

A court order that requires one side in a dispute to refraim from or engage in a particular action

Answer 31

Injuction

Question 32

Nonunion workers hired to do the job of striking workers

Answer 32

Strikebreakers

Question 33

A decision by management to prevent union employees from entering the workplace, used to pressure the union to accept a contract proposal

Answer 33

Lockout

Question 34

Unlawful Acts made by either unions or management

Answer 34

Unfair Labor practices

Question 35

A formal complaint against and employer

Answer 35

Grievance

Question 36

An escalating precess of discipline taht gives employees several opportunities to correct performance problems before being terminated

Answer 36

Progressive discipline

Question 37

Proposed legislation that would significantly alter the union election provisios of the Wagner act, mkiong it eawier for unions to organize groups of workers. Hasn't passed despite several tries

Answer 37

Employee Free Choice Act