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1. Craft unions have less independence from their national union headquarters than industrial unions.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
2. The supreme governing body for the international union is its convention.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
3. In some cases, double-breasting appears to be a deliberate strategy designed to maximize company opportunities.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
4. The convention makes use of the delegate system, in which the number of delegates allowed depends on the number of
members in the local.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
5. The business agent is a key position in a craft union and provides many of the same services of a local union president
in a large industrial union.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
6. Most union presidents have restricted authority to appoint their staff, regulate locals, and direct the activities of the
national union
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
7. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) now includes all of the major
U.S. labor unions.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
8. The international union representative may be the first person on the job or the most senior employee.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
9. Unions as organizations are built on the assumption that power, authority, and legitimacy flow downward from the
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owner or stockholders through management.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
10. The potential advantages of a merger of two unions, compared with the risks of not merging, suggest that mergers of
unions will continue in the future.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
11. Craft union members, higher skilled, higher seniority, and better-educated members are less likely to attend local
union meetings.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
12. Joint councils, such as the building trade councils, involve groupings of conference boards that have common goals,
employers, and interests.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
13. Because craft union members may work on several job sites for several employers, craft unions have decided to
expand the scope of their labor agreements to national coverage.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
14. If you are a member of an AFL-CIO affiliated union, then you are a member of the AFL-CIO.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
15. Double-breasting is a practice employed by a company with a “union-avoidance” strategy.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
16. While corruption within unions receives much media coverage, the facts indicate that unions compare favorably with
other segments of society in complying with the laws.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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17. The local union meeting is considered the local union’s single most important governmental activity.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
18. Congress, through the Landrum-Griffin Act, has attempted to strengthen the union democratic process by giving
power to union members to protect themselves against irresponsible leaders.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
19. The processes in democratic unions, such as officer elections, make the union leaders less responsive to the
membership.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
20.
The Ethical Practices Committee was established by the AFL-CIO in its efforts to control corrupt practices and
racketeering of its member unions.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
21. In larger companies, at the corporate level, the plant manager and plant labor relations manager play the key roles in
certain labor relations activities, such as contract administration, grievance handling, and monitoring labor relations
activities.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
22. Although unions claim to operate under a democratic ideal, in reality, the typical union member has less say in the
way the union operates than most citizens have in their governments or most stockholders have in their corporations.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
23. The Act passed by Congress which reflected its concern with union abuse and the potential misuse of union power
was the Landrum-Griffin Act.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
24. Certain union security provisions cannot be negotiated in states with right-to-work laws.
a.
True
b.
False
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ANSWER:
True
25. Free riders are employees who don’t receive benefits from the union, but still have to pay union dues.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
26. The supreme governing body of an international union is the:
a.
Membership.
b.
Constitution.
c.
Board of directors.
d.
Convention.
e.
National Council.
ANSWER:
d
27. Union participation in local union activities is lower:
a.
Before a strike vote.
b.
During negotiations.
c.
During agreement ratification.
d.
When voting for officers.
e.
When meeting location is inconvenient.
ANSWER:
e
28. The position in a craft union in which the holder is the chief administrator of the union hiring hall is the:
a.
Union president.
b.
Shop steward.
c.
Union committee chairman.
d.
Business agent.
e.
International union representative.
ANSWER:
d
29. Representatives (number of delegates) for the AFL-CIO convention are chosen in the following manner:
a.
Every union local gets only one vote.
b.
Direct proportion to size of union local.
c.
In relation to size of the union local but not in direct proportion.
d.
Seniority within the union.
e.
By degree of skill.
ANSWER:
c
30. If a company desires to develop a program of positive human resources management, which of the following practices
would the company utilize?
a.
Hiring specialized experienced supervisors from outside the company.
b.
Reserved parking spaces for managers.
c.
Have the human resources manager report directly to top management.
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d.
Enlarge the size of individual company facilities.
e.
Lower employee voice.
ANSWER:
c
31. The shop steward:
a.
Assists in local union negotiations.
b.
Assists in grievance administration at local union levels.
c.
Assists in arbitration at local union levels.
d.
Is employed by the international union.
e.
Usually the most senior employee.
ANSWER:
e
32. Participation in a typical local union meeting usually varies between:
a.
5 and 10 percent.
b.
0 and 5 percent.
c.
10 and 15 percent.
d.
15 and 20 percent.
e.
More than 20 percent.
ANSWER:
a
33. The largest percentage of money paid to the national union goes to:
a.
Administration, operational, and salary expenses.
b.
Retirement and strike fund.
c.
Convention, publication, and retirement fund.
d.
Political lobbying efforts.
e.
Monthly payments of outstanding union loans.
ANSWER:
a
34. A feature that distinguishes the business agent of a craft union from the president of an industrial union is that he/she:
a.
Serves as chief administrative official of local union.
b.
Assists in handling grievances.
c.
Leads the local union negotiations.
d.
Administers the union hiring hall.
e.
Serves as the union’s international representative.
ANSWER:
d
35. Which of the following did not encourage union mergers?
a.
Decline of some US industries
b.
Executive preference
c.
Avoidance of external controls
d.
Jurisdictional disputes
e.
Economics of scale.
ANSWER:
b
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36. A company’s labor relations strategy is NOT determined by:
a.
Managerial philosophy.
b.
Economic conditions.
c.
Management ethics.
d.
Competition in the industry.
e.
Administration supervisors.
ANSWER:
e
37. The reason(s) local meetings is/are poorly attended include:
a.
Meetings start late and last too long.
b.
Material presented at meetings (reports of treasurer, project leaders, and committee chairs) is not interesting to
the typical member.
c.
Individuals frustrate the group by tying up meetings with personal grievances.
d.
Inconvenient location of meeting place.
e.
Material presented at meetings is not interesting to the typical member and meetings start late and last too
long.
ANSWER:
d
38. Motivated by a need for stronger bargaining positions, a desire to avoid jurisdictional disputes, the decline for some
U.S. industries, and the need for self-preservation, unions choose to:
a.
amalgamation.
b.
affiliation.
c.
absorption.
d.
conglomeration.
e.
affiliation, amalgamation, and absorption.
ANSWER:
e
39. The craft unions and the industrial unions differ in a number of areas. Which of the following is not one of those
areas?
a.
Scope of the labor agreement
b.
Attendance at and participation in meetings
c.
Job characteristics
d.
Leadership roles
e.
Members differ in skills.
ANSWER:
b
40. Between conventions, the national union is led by the:
a.
General Board.
b.
Executive Council.
c.
Standing committees.
d.
State central bodies.
e.
National Council.
ANSWER:
b
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41. With Republicans having the largest number of state lawmakers since 1920, emphasis will be places
on__________”right–to–work laws.
a.
Amending.
b.
Repealing.
c.
Tabling.
d.
Passing.
e.
Rejecting.
ANSWER:
d
42. The AFL-CIO is very active in the political arena. However, which of the following are NOTactions of the AFL-CIO?
a.
Publishes voting records of legislators at federal and state levels
b.
Lobbies aggressively for favorable legislation
c.
Attempts to influence presidential appointments
d.
Proclaims ties to a national political labor party
e.
The AFL-CIO performs all of these
ANSWER:
d
43. __________has become the single most important political force that has supported government programs to help the
socially and economically disadvantaged.
a.
Overall corporate strength
b.
Absence of symbols of rank and status
c.
Promotion from within
d.
Competitive pay and benefits
e.
Organized labor.
ANSWER:
e
44. The act which has six titles covering union government and operations is the:
a.
Labor-Management Relations Act.
b.
National Labor Relations Act.
c.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
d.
Labor Law Reform Act.
e.
Union Governance Act.
ANSWER:
c
45. Which of the following is not a goal of the union?
a.
for the company to receive a favorable return on investment
b.
for the company to survive and remain competitive
c.
for the company to attract, retain, and motivate employees
d.
to obtain commitment that there will be no lockout
e.
all of these are goals of the union
ANSWER:
e
46. The employees who receive the benefits from the union, but who pay no dues are called:
a.
Agency shop employees.
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b.
Free riders.
c.
Shop stewards.
d.
Business agents.
e.
Part union members.
ANSWER:
b
47. More and more companies are finding that their labor relations strategies are driven by their need to adapt to new,
more competitive business conditions and:
a.
Staying neutral.
b.
Gain-sharing.
c.
Economic choices.
d.
Encouraging strikes.
e.
Company paternalism.
ANSWER:
c
48. In a unionized company setting, decisions such as wages, hours, promotion, layoffs are made:
a.
Unilaterally, by management.
b.
Bilaterally, through negotiations.
c.
By sit-down strikes.
d.
By gain-sharing.
ANSWER:
b
49. The manner in which union dues are collected wherein the union member agrees to a payroll deduction of union dues,
which are collected by the employer and paid directly to the union is called the:
a.
Bookkeeping system.
b.
Distribution of funds.
c.
Fee collectors.
d.
Funding assessors.
e.
Dues check off system.
ANSWER:
a
50. A factor often overlooked in union mergers which includes how union members are affected and behave as the result
of a merger is called:
a.
Amalgamation absorption.
b.
Layoff therapy.
c.
PTSD.
d.
Behavioral dimensions.
e.
Post-merger depression.
ANSWER:
d