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Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

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What is the primary purpose of a labor union?

  1. To represent workers in negotiations with employers

  2. To provide social and recreational activities for workers

  3. To promote the interests of workers in the political arena

  4. To provide financial assistance to workers in need


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The primary purpose of a labor union is to represent workers in negotiations with employers over wages, hours, and working conditions.

What is collective bargaining?

  1. The process by which workers and employers negotiate a labor contract

  2. The process by which workers elect union representatives

  3. The process by which workers strike or engage in other forms of protest

  4. The process by which workers file grievances against their employers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Collective bargaining is the process by which workers and employers negotiate a labor contract that sets wages, hours, and working conditions.

What is a labor contract?

  1. A legally binding agreement between a union and an employer that sets wages, hours, and working conditions

  2. A voluntary agreement between a union and an employer that sets wages, hours, and working conditions

  3. A statement of principles that a union and an employer agree to follow

  4. A set of rules that a union and an employer agree to follow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A labor contract is a legally binding agreement between a union and an employer that sets wages, hours, and working conditions.

What are the main provisions of a labor contract?

  1. Wages, hours, and working conditions

  2. Grievance procedures

  3. Union security provisions

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The main provisions of a labor contract include wages, hours, and working conditions, grievance procedures, and union security provisions.

What is a grievance procedure?

  1. A process for resolving disputes between workers and their employers

  2. A process for resolving disputes between unions and employers

  3. A process for resolving disputes between workers and unions

  4. A process for resolving disputes between employers and unions


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A grievance procedure is a process for resolving disputes between workers and their employers.

What are union security provisions?

  1. Provisions that require workers to join a union in order to keep their jobs

  2. Provisions that require employers to hire only union members

  3. Provisions that prohibit employers from discriminating against union members

  4. Provisions that require employers to provide union representatives with access to the workplace


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Union security provisions are provisions that require workers to join a union in order to keep their jobs.

What are the main types of union security provisions?

  1. Closed shop

  2. Union shop

  3. Agency shop

  4. Maintenance of membership shop


Correct Option:
Explanation:

The main types of union security provisions are closed shop, union shop, agency shop, and maintenance of membership shop.

What is a closed shop?

  1. A union security provision that requires all workers to be union members before they can be hired

  2. A union security provision that requires all workers to join a union within a certain period of time after they are hired

  3. A union security provision that requires all workers to pay union dues, even if they are not union members

  4. A union security provision that requires employers to provide union representatives with access to the workplace


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A closed shop is a union security provision that requires all workers to be union members before they can be hired.

What is a union shop?

  1. A union security provision that requires all workers to join a union within a certain period of time after they are hired

  2. A union security provision that requires all workers to pay union dues, even if they are not union members

  3. A union security provision that requires employers to provide union representatives with access to the workplace

  4. A union security provision that requires employers to hire only union members


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A union shop is a union security provision that requires all workers to join a union within a certain period of time after they are hired.

What is an agency shop?

  1. A union security provision that requires all workers to pay union dues, even if they are not union members

  2. A union security provision that requires employers to provide union representatives with access to the workplace

  3. A union security provision that requires employers to hire only union members

  4. A union security provision that requires all workers to be union members before they can be hired


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An agency shop is a union security provision that requires all workers to pay union dues, even if they are not union members.

What is a maintenance of membership shop?

  1. A union security provision that requires all workers to join a union within a certain period of time after they are hired

  2. A union security provision that requires all workers to pay union dues, even if they are not union members

  3. A union security provision that requires employers to provide union representatives with access to the workplace

  4. A union security provision that requires all workers to be union members before they can be hired


Correct Option:
Explanation:

A maintenance of membership shop is a union security provision that requires all workers who are union members at the time of the contract to remain union members for the duration of the contract.

What is the National Labor Relations Act?

  1. The federal law that governs labor relations in the United States

  2. The federal law that governs collective bargaining in the United States

  3. The federal law that governs union security provisions in the United States

  4. The federal law that governs grievance procedures in the United States


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The National Labor Relations Act is the federal law that governs labor relations in the United States.

What are the main provisions of the National Labor Relations Act?

  1. The right of workers to organize and bargain collectively

  2. The right of employers to hire and fire workers without interference from unions

  3. The right of workers to strike

  4. The right of employers to lock out workers


Correct Option:
Explanation:

The main provisions of the National Labor Relations Act include the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively, the right of employers to hire and fire workers without interference from unions, the right of workers to strike, and the right of employers to lock out workers.

What is the National Labor Relations Board?

  1. The federal agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act

  2. The federal agency that regulates collective bargaining in the United States

  3. The federal agency that oversees union security provisions in the United States

  4. The federal agency that resolves grievance disputes in the United States


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The National Labor Relations Board is the federal agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act.

What are the main functions of the National Labor Relations Board?

  1. To conduct union representation elections

  2. To investigate unfair labor practices

  3. To issue cease and desist orders

  4. To order employers to reinstate workers who have been fired for union activity


Correct Option:
Explanation:

The main functions of the National Labor Relations Board include conducting union representation elections, investigating unfair labor practices, issuing cease and desist orders, and ordering employers to reinstate workers who have been fired for union activity.

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