Chapter 19Practice Exam
Matching Questions
Match the following terms with their definitions:
(3)A.ULP.
(1)C.Collective bargaining unit.
(5)D.Union shop.
1.A specific group of employees that a union will represent.
3.Management interference with a union organizing effort.
5.Workers within specified categories are required to join the union.
True/False Questions
Circle true or false:
1.TFThe union and management are both obligated to bargain until they reach a CBA or a court declares the bargaining futile.
3.TFDuring the last two decades, labor unions have grown by about 15 percent in the United States.
5.TFWhile organizing, workers may not discuss union issues on company property, but may do so off the premises.
Multiple-Choice Questions
7.Which of these does the NLRA not protect?
(a)Right to form a union.
(b)Right to picket.
(c)Right to strike.
(d)Right to block nonunion workers from company property.
(e)Right to bargain collectively.
9.When the union went on strike, the company replaced Ashley, a union member, with Ben, a nonunion member. The strike is now over, and a Federal court has ruled that this was a ULP strike. Does Ashley get her job back?
(a)The company is obligated to hire Ashley, even if that requires laying off Ben.
(b)The company is obligated to hire Ashley unless that would require laying off Ben.
(c)The company is obligated to hire Ashley only if Ben voluntarily leaves.
(d)The company’s only obligation is to notify Ashley of future job availability.
(e)The company has no obligation at all to Ashley.
Short-Answer Questions
11.Fred Schipul taught English at the Thomaston (Connecticut) High School for 18 years. When the position of English Department chairperson became vacant, Schipul applied, but the Board of Education appointed a less senior teacher. Schipul filed a grievance, based on a CBA provision that required the Board to promote the most senior teacher where two or more applicants were equal in qualification. Before the arbitrator ruled on the grievance, the Board eliminated all department chairpersons. The arbitrator ruled in Schipul’s favor. The Board then reinstated all department chairs—all but the English Department. Comment.
Answer: The Board of Education committed a ULP by terminating the position. The Board has a continuing duty to bargain in good faith—even after a CBA has been signed. If issues arise that require bargaining, or a grievance under the CBA, the Board must act in good faith. Here, the Board terminated a position to evade an arbitrator’s award made pursuant to the CBA. That is a ULP. The court ordered the Board of Education to restore the job to Schipul. Board of Education of Thomaston v. State Board of Labor Relations, 217 Conn. 110, 584 A.2d 1172, 1991 Conn. LEXIS 10 (1991).
13.ROLE REVERSAL: Write an essay question involving a union organizing campaign and a management response that includes both permissible advocacy and illegal conduct.