Reference no: EM132201502
1. One of the three basic protections for arbitration laid down by the Supreme Court is that the substance of grievances and their arbitrability are to be determined by courts, not arbitrators.
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False
2. Arbitration is a labor relations process that aims to increase job satisfaction among workers through collective bargaining.
True
False
3. The American Arbitration Association (AAA) employs arbitrators on a full-time basis.
True
False
4. Which of the following observations concerning arbitration is correct?
A. It is a quasi-judicial process.
B. It is solely a labor relations process.
C. Within labor relations it deals only with grievances.
D. The presence of a neutral third party is considered irrelevant in arbitration procedures.
5. Which of the following is true for arbitral remedies?
A. Usual remedies may require the restoration of work to the bargaining unit
B. Arbitrators will grant relief, exceeding the relief desired, when it is found that the aggrieved party has been wronged.
C. In discipline and discharge cases, requested relief is usually in the form of corrective discipline for the employer.
D. Arbitrators might modify discipline on an upward scale.
6. Increasingly, contracts and/or work rules recognize alcoholism and addiction to narcotics as _____.
A. White-collar crimes
B. Perjury
C. Blue-collar crimes
D. Diseases
7. Discuss the presentation of a case in the arbitration process.
It is mandatory for public sector locals to obtain approval from the national unions for contract ratifications and strikes.
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False
8. The role of fact-finding for a legislature is not very appropriate in the public sector since the legislature is often a party in the dispute.
True
False
9. Where strikes are banned, grievance rates are higher, particularly on economic issues.
True
False
10. _____ in the federal sector is a big problem for unions, reducing their financial viability and decreasing their ability to provide representational services to bargaining-unit members.
A. Free-riding
B. Logrolling
C. Vote Trading
D. Fair-sharing
11. Which of the following is true regarding the incidence of strikes?
A. Strikes appear to be used when they are prevented, as vehicles for increasing public employee bargaining power.
B. Threats of firing increase public sector strikes.
C. Permissive laws decrease the frequency of strikes.
D. For police, strikes occur less often when there is a provision for arbitration to settle impasses.
12. Which of the following states allows firefighters to strike?
A. Alaska
B. Idaho
C. Delaware
D. Kentucky
Why is bargaining more fragmented in the public sector than in the private sector?