Labor Relations Striking a Balance by John Budd 5th Edition- Test Bank

Labor Relations Striking a Balance by John Budd 5th Edition- Test Bank

Chapter 09 Contract Clauses and Their Administration Answer Key

True / False Questions

1. Contract administration is a term used to describe interpreting, applying and resolving conflicts pertaining to collective bargaining agreements.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-01 Understand the nature of U.S. union contracts.

2. Under the employment-at-will doctrine, employers are generally free to establish whatever terms and conditions of employment they desire.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-01 Understand the nature of U.S. union contracts.

3. A key criticism of the bureaucratic model of collective bargaining is that it allows too much flexibility and unpredictability in the workplace.

FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-01 Understand the nature of U.S. union contracts.

4. In the U.S. it is generally believed that efficiency, equity, and voice are best attained using written rules enforced privately at the workplace level.

TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-01 Understand the nature of U.S. union contracts.

5. Traditional U.S. union contracts provide strict guidelines for employers, but are not legally enforceable in the United States.

FALSE

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6. From the union perspective, the bureaucratic system of collective bargaining contracts may achieve stability at the expense of rank and file involvement and activism.

TRUE

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7. Workers seeking the protection of a union contract generally prefer workplace decisions that are guided by impartial rules such as seniority-based pay increases or promotions.

TRUE