In a recent year, about what percentage of union elections did unions win?

Correct answer: About 69 percent

Explanation

This question tests recall of a specific statistic regarding the success rate of union organizing elections, providing context on the effectiveness of modern union drives.

Other questions

Question 1

According to the text, what percentage of public-sector workers in the U.S. belong to unions?

Question 2

What is a 'closed shop' form of union security?

Question 3

What does the term 'right to work' refer to in the context of labor law?

Question 4

Which of the following acts is known for banning certain unfair union labor practices and enumerating the rights of employers?

Question 5

What is the minimum percentage of eligible employees that must sign authorization cards before a union can petition the NLRB for an election?

Question 6

What is 'union salting'?

Question 7

Within how many days does a union election typically occur after the NLRB issues its Decision and Direction of Election?

Question 8

What is the meaning of 'good faith bargaining' in collective bargaining?

Question 9

Which of the following is considered an example of an illegal bargaining item?

Question 10

What is the primary purpose of a grievance procedure in a labor contract?

Question 11

Which third-party intervention in a bargaining impasse is the most definitive, as the third party may have the power to dictate the settlement terms?

Question 12

According to the text, a strike that results from a failure to agree on the terms of a contract, involving wages and benefits, is known as what type of strike?

Question 13

What is the primary purpose of a corporate campaign as a union tactic?

Question 14

The Wagner Act of 1935 deemed five specific actions by employers to be unfair labor practices. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Question 15

What is co-determination, as practiced in Germany and several other countries?

Question 16

What does the management acronym FORE stand for regarding supervisor conduct during a union campaign?

Question 17

What is the key difference between rights arbitration and interest arbitration?

Question 18

In the context of the union drive and election, what is a 'bargaining unit'?

Question 19

According to expert Matthew Goodfellow, which of the following is a 'sure way to lose' an NLRB election?

Question 20

A union's effort to impede production by slowing the work pace or refusing overtime is an example of what tactic?

Question 21

What was the purpose of the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959?

Question 22

If a union must file a petition for an election within 30 days after starting to picket, what kind of picketing is it likely engaged in?

Question 23

A union winning a majority of votes cast in an NLRB election, but not a majority of the total workers in the bargaining unit, results in what outcome?

Question 24

What is 'surface bargaining'?

Question 25

Under the Taft-Hartley Act, what is an example of an unfair union labor practice?

Question 26

What is an agency shop?

Question 27

What is a key provision of the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932?

Question 28

What is the primary function of a 'fact finder' in a labor dispute?

Question 29

What is a 'lockout'?

Question 30

The process by which employees can legally terminate a union's right to represent them is called:

Question 31

In a recent year, what was the median weekly wage for union workers according to the text?

Question 32

What is the primary role of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)?

Question 33

Employers are generally prohibited from meeting with employees on company time to discuss the union within how many hours of an election?

Question 34

What is a 'yellow dog' contract?

Question 35

An injunction restraining a strike for 60 days in a situation that might 'imperil the national health and safety' is a power granted to the U.S. president under which act?

Question 36

What is the primary bargaining item category that includes wages, hours, and rest periods?

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT listed as a guideline for supervisors in handling a grievance?

Question 39

What type of union security accounts for about 73 percent of union contracts?

Question 40

In the five-step union drive and election process, what immediately follows the 'Initial Contact' stage?

Question 41

What are 'works councils' as described in the chapter?

Question 42

The National Labor Relations Act is also known by what other name?

Question 43

Which of these is NOT a mandatory bargaining item listed in Table 15-1?

Question 44

What is the primary characteristic of an 'injunction' in the context of a labor dispute?

Question 45

What is the primary reason that a study mentioned Costco's labor relations as a key to its success against Walmart's Sam's Club?

Question 46

The acronym TIPS is used to remind supervisors of what they should NOT do during a union campaign. What does TIPS stand for?

Question 47

What is a 'preferential shop' arrangement?

Question 48

A study on how to lose an NLRB election found that in what percentage of the losing companies did a committee manage the campaign?

Question 49

The AFL-CIO is described in the text as:

Question 50

What is the primary difference between a 'union shop' and an 'agency shop'?