MGMT 3860 CH 13 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are reasons why employees might join a union?
1. Greater voice in workplace decision making.
2. Seeking improved wages and benefits.
How many employees are represented by the union today?
One out of every 10
What is the traditional view of the role of government in the US?
To promote competition
What are reasons why industrial unionism became attractive in the 1930s?
1. The great depression.
2. The emergence of rebel leaders within the AFL.
What percent of Change to Win's budget goes to field organizing?
75%
What law prohibits compulsory union membership as
Right to work
If the union secures authorization cards from more than what percent of the
employees, it may ask management directly for the right to exclusive
representation?
50%
What picture of the US system means one union selected by majority vote will
exist in a given job territory?
, Exclusive representation
What is the term used to define the right of management to express his opinion
about unions are unionism to employees, provided that it does not threaten or
promise pavers to employees to obtain antiunion action?
Free-speech cause
What law prohibits compulsory union membership as a condition of continued
employment?
Right to work
What term is defined as a group of employees eligible to vote in a representation
election?
Bargaining unit
What do unions tend to emphasize during organizing campaign?
1. Ensuring workers are treated fairly.
2. Improving working conditions.
Once a representation election is held, how many elections can be held in that
bargaining unit within a year?
Zero
How long does the union have as an exclusive representative to reach a contract
for the newly organized workers?
12 months
What term is also known as Win-lose bargaining?
Distributive bargaining
What happens as a bargaining unit gets bigger?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are reasons why employees might join a union?
1. Greater voice in workplace decision making.
2. Seeking improved wages and benefits.
How many employees are represented by the union today?
One out of every 10
What is the traditional view of the role of government in the US?
To promote competition
What are reasons why industrial unionism became attractive in the 1930s?
1. The great depression.
2. The emergence of rebel leaders within the AFL.
What percent of Change to Win's budget goes to field organizing?
75%
What law prohibits compulsory union membership as
Right to work
If the union secures authorization cards from more than what percent of the
employees, it may ask management directly for the right to exclusive
representation?
50%
What picture of the US system means one union selected by majority vote will
exist in a given job territory?
, Exclusive representation
What is the term used to define the right of management to express his opinion
about unions are unionism to employees, provided that it does not threaten or
promise pavers to employees to obtain antiunion action?
Free-speech cause
What law prohibits compulsory union membership as a condition of continued
employment?
Right to work
What term is defined as a group of employees eligible to vote in a representation
election?
Bargaining unit
What do unions tend to emphasize during organizing campaign?
1. Ensuring workers are treated fairly.
2. Improving working conditions.
Once a representation election is held, how many elections can be held in that
bargaining unit within a year?
Zero
How long does the union have as an exclusive representative to reach a contract
for the newly organized workers?
12 months
What term is also known as Win-lose bargaining?
Distributive bargaining
What happens as a bargaining unit gets bigger?
