HRT 3500 HUMAN RESOURCES (CH 10-
14) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2026
Craft unions and industrial unions are not the same. Workers in craft unions: - ANS essentially
have the same skills or perform the same task.
Government employees gained the right to organize and bargain collectively through an
executive order issued in 1962. Which of the following laws further defined legal rights of
government employees? - ANS the Civil Service Reform Act
While the percentage of U.S. workers that are members of unions steadily declined from 38.5
percent in 1945 to 15 percent in 1995, the number of people in the work force has increased
dramatically. The net result is that: - ANS there are more people in unions today than there
were in 1945.
Specific steps must be taken to decertify a union, just as specific steps are required to certify
one. Which of the following must take place before a certified union may be decertified? -
ANS A decertification petition must be filed with the NLRB.
Union organizers are circulating authorization cards among employees in hopes of forcing an
election. How many employees must sign authorization cards in favor of a single union to force
an election? - ANS 30%
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, All of the following acts that Congress has passed affect human resources management. The act
that made unfair labor practices by unions illegal is the: - ANS Taft-Hartley Act.
In 1981, President Reagan reaffirmed a certain law that prohibited strikes by government
employees by firing 11,301 striking air traffic controllers who were federal employees. Which of
the following laws did the President enforce? - ANS the Civil Service Reform Act
White-collar union membership has increased over the last 30 years. Much of this increase has
come from: - ANS public employees and teachers.
There are a number of ways in which a union may become certified as the legal representative
of employees. Which of the following is not one of these ways? - ANS The NLRB may issue a
bargaining order when 20 employees start paying union dues.
A friend who works for a company with hundreds of full-time employees tells you she showed
up for work this morning and received a layoff slip. She says over 500 employees were laid off in
total, and she says her employer gave no warning. This employer has violated which of the
following laws? - ANS Correct
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
When unions and employers are bargaining, impasses can be declared over: -
ANS mandatory issues only.
Federal regulations for collective bargaining originated during a time when a particular labor
problem was common in the United States. The intent of the regulations was to decrease the
economic effects of which of the following? - ANS strikes
Negotiations between a company and a union can be approached in various ways. The
negotiation strategy in which each side attempts to create a negative impression of the other is
called: - ANS attitudinal structuring.
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14) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2026
Craft unions and industrial unions are not the same. Workers in craft unions: - ANS essentially
have the same skills or perform the same task.
Government employees gained the right to organize and bargain collectively through an
executive order issued in 1962. Which of the following laws further defined legal rights of
government employees? - ANS the Civil Service Reform Act
While the percentage of U.S. workers that are members of unions steadily declined from 38.5
percent in 1945 to 15 percent in 1995, the number of people in the work force has increased
dramatically. The net result is that: - ANS there are more people in unions today than there
were in 1945.
Specific steps must be taken to decertify a union, just as specific steps are required to certify
one. Which of the following must take place before a certified union may be decertified? -
ANS A decertification petition must be filed with the NLRB.
Union organizers are circulating authorization cards among employees in hopes of forcing an
election. How many employees must sign authorization cards in favor of a single union to force
an election? - ANS 30%
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, All of the following acts that Congress has passed affect human resources management. The act
that made unfair labor practices by unions illegal is the: - ANS Taft-Hartley Act.
In 1981, President Reagan reaffirmed a certain law that prohibited strikes by government
employees by firing 11,301 striking air traffic controllers who were federal employees. Which of
the following laws did the President enforce? - ANS the Civil Service Reform Act
White-collar union membership has increased over the last 30 years. Much of this increase has
come from: - ANS public employees and teachers.
There are a number of ways in which a union may become certified as the legal representative
of employees. Which of the following is not one of these ways? - ANS The NLRB may issue a
bargaining order when 20 employees start paying union dues.
A friend who works for a company with hundreds of full-time employees tells you she showed
up for work this morning and received a layoff slip. She says over 500 employees were laid off in
total, and she says her employer gave no warning. This employer has violated which of the
following laws? - ANS Correct
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
When unions and employers are bargaining, impasses can be declared over: -
ANS mandatory issues only.
Federal regulations for collective bargaining originated during a time when a particular labor
problem was common in the United States. The intent of the regulations was to decrease the
economic effects of which of the following? - ANS strikes
Negotiations between a company and a union can be approached in various ways. The
negotiation strategy in which each side attempts to create a negative impression of the other is
called: - ANS attitudinal structuring.
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