The European Union's priority objective in the economic and political integration of Europe is the elimination of customs barriers and an introduction of common external tariffs .

• A. True
• B. False

Conduct most likely to result in immediate discharge is:

• A. a single instance of minor insubordination
• B. failure to report for work
• C. failure to attend a meeting
• D. workplace violence

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Question 3 of 731 Points

A health maintenance organization provides specific services at a discount for a monthly charge per family, .

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 4 of 731 Points

When dealing with bargaining for pay, unions prefer systems based on output, like merit or piece-rate systems or merit evaluations by supervisors, rather than wages based on time.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 5 of 731 Points

Dealing with union solicitation, an employer commits an unfair labor practice when it:

• A. Prohibits union solicitation material from being displayed on a bulletin board while it allows its employees to access its bulletin board for other reasons.
• B. Prohibits the wearing of union buttons because it can cause damage to the product.
• C. Implements a no-solicitation policy for employees on its premises during work or non-work hours and extends that policy to all types of solicitation.
• D. Refuses a nonemployee access to its property because there are other means to reach the employees.

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Question 6 of 731 Points

Which of the actions below is/are specifically forbidden by the NLRB during the twenty-four hours prior to a scheduled election?

• A. access to employees by union representatives
• B. employers' mandatory organizational campaign speeches on company time
• C. surveillance of union members
• D. the distribution of union material in working areas

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Question 7 of 731 Points

A system of progressive appeals through higher levels of union and management representatives is included in most labor agreement grievance procedures.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 8 of 731 Points

The protection of the NLRA means employees may distribute union literature at the workplace:

• A. during nonworking times in any location
• B. during nonworking times at nonworking areas
• C. during working times at nonworking areas
• D. during working times in any location

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Question 9 of 731 Points

Even after the collective bargaining contract has expired, a grievance issue may be arbitrable if:

• A. The issue was clearly covered by the collective bargaining agreement when it was in effect.
• B. The worker involved in the issue was hired after the collective bargaining agreement was accepted by the union.
• C. The issue affects more than 80 percent of the employees.
• D. The issue involves facts and events that occurred before the expiration of the contract.

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Question 10 of 731 Points

Which of the actions below has been held to violate the unfair labor practices section of the National Labor Relations Act?

• A. Discriminatory action
• B. Union solicitation
• C. Union election
• D. Employee surveillance
• E. - A and B only
• F. - A and C only
• G. - A and D only

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Question 11 of 731 Points

Unless such reinstatement is contrary to an explicit, well-defined, and dominant public policy, a court will agree to the reinstatement by an arbitrator of an employee found to have used illegal drugs

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 12 of 731 Points

The Plant Closing Act is usually known by what name?The Plant Closing Act is usually known by what name?

• A. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
• B. Fair Labor Standards Act
• C. National Labor Relations Act
• D. Selective Training and Service Act

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Question 13 of 731 Points

Most often arbitration is favored over litigation because:

• A. An arbitrator's decision is binding only when it is approved by the NLRB
• B. Both labor and management participate in the selection of the arbitrator.
• C. A decision given by an arbitrator is not binding on either of the parties
• D. The arbitration service is provided free of cost by the government.

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Question 14 of 731 Points

An employer is said to have just cause to take disciplinary action, when management has a legitimate and proper reason to discipline or discharge employees.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 15 of 731 Points

When greater productivity caused by their efforts results in increased profits, which are shared with employees, they are dealing with the productivity theory.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 16 of 731 Points

Under the FLSA, employees who work more than 30 hours per week must receive overtime pay of one and a half times the normal rate.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 17 of 731 Points

When deciding whether an employer is bargaining in good faith with a union properly certified to represent employees of an employer, Items an administrative law judge should look at

• A. employer conduct away from the bargaining table,
• B. the existence of anti-union animus on the employer's part,
• C. how the employer dealt with the topics most difficult to reach agreement on, such as wages, benefits, and promotions,
• D. how the employer dealt with fairly routine topics of bargaining, such as recognition of the union, grievance processing, and non-discrimination clauses,
• E. All of the above.
• F. a, b, and c only,
• G. a, b, and d only,

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Question 18 of 731 Points

An accurate description of grievance mediation includes:

• A. The mediation process is confidential and the mediator has no authority to compel a resolution.
• B. A voluntary last step after arbitration.
• C. Mediation acts as a substitute for the contractual grievance resolution process.
• D. The decision given by the mediator is binding on both the parties.

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Question 19 of 731 Points

Bypassing the bargaining representative and trying to negotiate directly with employees is often found to be a violation of the duty to bargain in good faith.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 20 of 731 Points

Since it brings together representatives of the participating employers and workers as equal parties in its governance, the ILO is t wo- sided.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 21 of 731 Points

When wages received by employees are directly proportional to the number of hours they have worked, it is called a two-tier wage system.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 22 of 731 Points

If an employer pays another firm to make goods or perform work that is usually accomplished by the employer's own bargaining unit employees, the employer is:

• A. subcontracting
• B. framing
• C. pyramiding
• D. posturing

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Question 23 of 731 Points

A successor employer commits a ULP when:

• A. The successor employer sells off a large part of the existing business.
• B. The successor employer sets the initial terms of employment, such as wages, benefits, and working conditions, without consulting the union.
• C. The successor employer refuses to hire existing employees due to their union status.
• D. The successor employer disregards the predecessor's collective bargaining agreement.

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Question 24 of 731 Points

The judicial process differs from the grievance/arbitration process in which way described below?

• A. The arbitrator does not consider the existing contract in deciding the outcome of the dispute.
• B. There are fewer prescribed rules for grievance arbitration than there are in the judicial process.
• C. The grievance arbitration procedure involves less sophisticated and knowledgeable parties than those in most judicial proceedings
• D. The arbitration process is less private as compared to the public judicial process.

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Question 25 of 731 Points

The way that a collective-bargaining agreement is protected from being totally void should one section come into conflict with state or federal law is by including a(n) ___________ clause in the agreement.

• A. severability.
• B. escape
• C. re-opener
• D. zipper

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Question 26 of 731 Points

When a larger proportion of a wage increase is given in the first year of a contract, , it is callled a :

• A. falling piece rate
• B. rising piece rate
• C. Scanlon plan
• D. front-end loading system

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Question 27 of 731 Points

The "last-hired, first-fired" rule is useful to employers because under this rule:

• A. the career strategy of employees encourages them to commit themselves to steady productive work
• B. employee turnover rate depends on the benefits provided to them such as flexible work scheduling
• C. collective bargaining produces rules and procedures to ease the tension between the union and the management.
• D. employees increase their productivity with experience

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Question 28 of 731 Points

The purchaser of a business employing union members must deal with the successorship doctrine when:

• A. The successor lays off all the existing employees and hires new employees.
• B. The successor starts manufacturing a new product line.
• C. The nature of jobs performed and the means of operation change significantly after the change of employer.
• D. The successor substantially continues the business operations of the predecessor using the same employees.

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Question 29 of 731 Points

Economic pressure exerted by a union on a neutral party related to the primary employer, which results in the neutral party then exerting pressure against the primary employer, creates:

• A. featherbedding
• B. a lockout
• C. a wildcat strike
• D. a secondary boycott

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Question 30 of 731 Points

When investment gains or losses determine the benefit of a fund to which a regular dollar payment is made by an employer, it is a(n)

• A. tax-deferred 401(k) plan
• B. defined benefit plan
• C. defined contribution plan
• D. employee stock ownership plan

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Question 31 of 731 Points

Most employees see COLAs as important when real wages are eroded by inflation.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 32 of 731 Points

In most labor contracts, the final step of a grievance procedure is:

• A. opting for mediation
• B. accepting the employers decision
• C. seeking an arbitrator's decision
• D. filing a petition with the NLRB

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Question 33 of 731 Points

Premium pay means a guaranteed monthly income provided to a retired employee.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 34 of 731 Points

Under most labor agreements deciding which employees to layoff when a layoff is necessary utilizes:

• A. plant-wide seniority
• B. departmental seniority
• C. classification seniority
• D. superseniority

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Question 35 of 731 Points

The type of drug testing that has raised the strongest criticism by unions, largely on the basis of an employee's right to privacy,is:

• A.

reasonable suspicion testing

• B.

preemployment testing

• C.

random testing

• D.

post-accident testing

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Question 36 of 731 Points

The conduct most likely to be treated as a minor offence is:

• A. stealing at the workplace
• B. failure to attend meetings
• C. threatening coworkers
• D. picket line violence

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Question 37 of 731 Points

Under most collective bargaining agreements, arbitration may be selected as a final step in resolving a grievance by

• A. the American Arbitration Assoiation
• B. either management or labor
• C. only management
• D. the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
• E. the NLRB

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Question 38 of 731 Points

Lump-sum payments to employees are best described as:

• A. It is a wage system that pays newly hired workers less than current employees performing the same or similar jobs.
• B. It is a pay incentive system in which employees receive a share of the employer's profits on a monthly basis as their payment.
• C. It is a method of providing a general wage increase as a onetime payment rather than adding the increase to the hourly or annual salary of the employee.
• D. It is a method of providing a general wage increase in which a lower wage adjustment is provided in the first year with higher increases in later years.

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Question 39 of 731 Points

Which conduct below most likely justifies a discharge for the first incident? ?

• A. George gets caught in a drunken driving case on a Saturday night while coming back from a party.
• B. Mike uses his office e-mail to communicate with his friends.
• C. Laura participates in lunch-hour poker game.
• D. Oliver damages a glass cutting machine at the work place to inconvenience his colleague who uses it.

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Question 40 of 731 Points

When employees work over 40 hours per week, an employer is required to pay overtime at one and a half times the normal rate of pay under the:

• A. Equal Pay Act
• B. Fair Labor Standards Act
• C. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
• D. National Labor Relations Act

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Question 41 of 731 Points

A defined contribution plan exists when a retirement benefit that would be received by an employee is fixed and the employee knows the amount.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 42 of 731 Points

An employer who discriminates against employees based on their union activities commits an unfair labor practice.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 43 of 731 Points

Employees who take part in violent activity during a strike may be removed from the protection of the National Labor Relations Act.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 44 of 731 Points

Employees who do piecework are paid based on:

• A. the profits generated by the company in the month
• B. the number of steps required to produce a unit
• C. the total hours, including overtime, worked
• D. the number of units produced

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Question 45 of 731 Points

Which of the following statements accurately describes a seniority system ?

• A. A seniority system is a mandatory subject in the collective bargaining process.
• B. The seniority system is based on the age and the educational qualifications of the employees
• C. Strict formal seniority systems are common in nonunionized organizations, but rare among union employers.
• D. Implementation of seniority systems is required by federal law.

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Question 46 of 731 Points

An employee can claim and receive unemployment insurance benefits even when the employee was discharged from work due to the employee's own misconduct,

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 47 of 731 Points

The best way to decide the fairness of employer-imposed discipline is to determine whether the employee was given accurate and timely notice of the rule which the employee is accused of breaking.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 48 of 731 Points

Even without evidence of direct union action or sponsorship, the fact that employees make threatening or racially motivated statements during a union campaign means an NLRB representation election could be set aside.

• A. True
• B. False

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Question 49 of 731 Points

The meaning of a so-called "last chance agreement" is:

• A. Whenever any change occurs in the union, the collective bargaining agreement is renegotiated with the employer and it is known as the last chance agreement.
• B. A last chance agreement allows an employee who was fired for misconduct his job back with the condition that if the employee violates the agreement he will be discharged without right of an appeal.
• C. A last chance agreement is an agreement between a union and an employee who is not a union member.
• D. If an employee violates a last chance agreement then the matter is directly reported to an arbitrator without following the usual grievance procedure and the arbitrator makes a final binding decision.

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Question 50 of 731 Points

The headquarters of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is in:

• A. Berlin
• B. Sydney
• C. London
• D. New York
• E. Bern
• F. Geneva