31.____ is strongly associated with the level of union organizing activity in a firm and the actual support of union representation among employees.
a.Job performance
b.Job satisfaction
c.Employee empowerment
d.Productivity improvement
32.____ is the perceived ability of unions to provide important benefits to the workers.
a.Union instrumentality
b.Union density
c.Union enrichment
d.Union facilitation
33.When does the process of establishing a union become complete?
a.When the union is formed.
b.When the employer recognizes the union.
c.When the union and the employer start negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement.
d.When the union and the employer conclude negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement.
34.During the petition phase, workers express initial interest in union representation by:
a.attending union meetings.
b.signing authorization cards.
c.picketing their employers.
d.engaging in a sit-down strike.
35.The NLRB’s discretion to approve bargaining units is:
a.limited.
b.unlimited.
c.dependent on number of employees.
d.dependent on employer requirements.
36.Employers may do all but which of the following during a union election campaign?
a.Communicate to employees their preference for staying nonunion.
b.Hold captive-audience speeches on company premises.
c.Impose a no-solicitation rule that forbids employees from discussing union matters on break time.
d.Allow supervisors to campaign on behalf of management by holding union-related discussions with small groups of workers.
37.Employers may not do all but which of the following during a union election campaign?
a.Give employees false or misleading information about the union.
b.Hold a captive-audience speech within 72 hours of the election.
c.Threaten to fire union supporters.
d.Threaten to close or move the plant.
38.A(n) ____ directs an employer to accept collective bargaining with the union even if the employer won the election.
a.bargaining order
b.union shop order
c.negotiation order
d.arbitration order
39.Who has the right to issue a bargaining order upon finding evidence of gross misconduct on the part of the employer during the campaign?
a.The NLRB
b.The AFL-CIO
c.Circuit courts
d.The Supreme Court
40.____ is a system for governing relations between representatives of employers and employees through bilateral negotiations to reach mutual agreement about employment terms.
a.Procedural bargaining
b.Bilateral bargaining
c.Collective bargaining
d.Representative bargaining