HRM 340 CHAPTER 8 - J. WANEK QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Which of the following is NOT a key difference between permanent and temporary strike
replacements? - Answers Permanent strike replacements must receive all of the benefits of the union
contract during the dispute while temporary strike replacements cannot
Oshkosh Corporation is a large manufacturer of military vehicles used in Afghanistan. If Oshkosh
Corporation workers went out on strike and the President believed that this strike presented a
significant threat to the nation's safety, he could do all of the following except: - Answers Discharge
the strikers and replace them with new ones
The NLRA specified that permanently replaced strikers are eligible to vote n a decertification election:
- Answers If the election occurs within 12 months of the start of the strike
In the public sector where striking is often illegal, a(n) ______ often triggers a mandatory dispute
resolution mechanism such as mediation, arbitrations, or fact-finding - Answers Bargaining impasse
An employee who wants to work instead of strike has the legal right to: - Answers Cross any picket
line and/or resign from the union
One possible disadvantage of mediation-arbitration as a method for third party dispute resolution is: -
Answers The parties may withhold information during the mediation because they fear the mediator-
arbitrator will use the information against them in the arbitration phase
In an economic strike, workers refuse to work until: - Answers The employer meets their demands for
conditions of employment
Which of the following tactics used by unions to apply pressure to empires has not increased during
the past 30 years? - Answers Strikes
A large grocery store is in negotiations with its baggers and checkers. To apply pressure to the store,
the employees are allowed to do all of the following except: - Answers Encourage customers not to
patronize either the store or the meat supplier
The incidence of strikes can be predicted in part by all of the following except: - Answers The
duration of the collective bargaining agreement
The key difference between mediation and arbitration is: - Answers A mediator has no authority to
make a final and binding decision
In the 1980's, black female workers at Delta Pride, a catfish processing plant in Mississippi, embarked
on a union organizing drive. As part of this effort, pressuring members of the board of directors to
disassociate from the company, and sending postcards to over 100,000 Mississippi residents seeking
their support for unionization. As a result of these tactics, the union won recognition. The tactics used
in this organizing drive can best be described as: - Answers A corporate campaign
Which of the following is not typically a key concern of private sector employers when it comes to
bargaining impasse - Answers Withdrawal of taxpayer support
When employees strike to force and employer to accept a union as their bargaining agent, it is called
a _____ strike - Answers Recognition
A _____ is an employer-initiated rather than worker-intiatied work stoppage during a bargaining
impasse - Answers Lockout
When employees go out on strike without the authorization of the union, it is called a: - Answers
Wildcat strike
Which of the following is NOT an interest dispute? - Answers Whether a particular employee has
been properly disciplined
Employers are allowed to: - Answers Permanently replace strikers in interest disputes but not in
rights disputes
Which of the following is NOT a typical stage of negotiation - Answers Determining whether any
unfair labor practices were committed during negotiations
Which of the following statements is true about recognition strikes? - Answers In a recognition strike,
picketing is allowed for only the first 30 days
It is sometimes the case that parties to a contract are unwilling to settle a contract because they don't
want to take the blame for poor terms of the agreement. In these cases, the parties will often rely on
the arbitration process to make the decisions for them. The term used to describe this problem is: -
Answers The narcotic effect
Fact-finding helps resolve bargaining disputes in all of the following ways except: - Answers It allows
the neutral third party to demand certain concessions from one or both of the parties
Which of the following is NOT a key difference between permanent and temporary strike
replacements? - Answers Permanent strike replacements must receive all of the benefits of the union
contract during the dispute while temporary strike replacements cannot
Oshkosh Corporation is a large manufacturer of military vehicles used in Afghanistan. If Oshkosh
Corporation workers went out on strike and the President believed that this strike presented a
significant threat to the nation's safety, he could do all of the following except: - Answers Discharge
the strikers and replace them with new ones
The NLRA specified that permanently replaced strikers are eligible to vote n a decertification election:
- Answers If the election occurs within 12 months of the start of the strike
In the public sector where striking is often illegal, a(n) ______ often triggers a mandatory dispute
resolution mechanism such as mediation, arbitrations, or fact-finding - Answers Bargaining impasse
An employee who wants to work instead of strike has the legal right to: - Answers Cross any picket
line and/or resign from the union
One possible disadvantage of mediation-arbitration as a method for third party dispute resolution is: -
Answers The parties may withhold information during the mediation because they fear the mediator-
arbitrator will use the information against them in the arbitration phase
In an economic strike, workers refuse to work until: - Answers The employer meets their demands for
conditions of employment
Which of the following tactics used by unions to apply pressure to empires has not increased during
the past 30 years? - Answers Strikes
A large grocery store is in negotiations with its baggers and checkers. To apply pressure to the store,
the employees are allowed to do all of the following except: - Answers Encourage customers not to
patronize either the store or the meat supplier
The incidence of strikes can be predicted in part by all of the following except: - Answers The
duration of the collective bargaining agreement
The key difference between mediation and arbitration is: - Answers A mediator has no authority to
make a final and binding decision
In the 1980's, black female workers at Delta Pride, a catfish processing plant in Mississippi, embarked
on a union organizing drive. As part of this effort, pressuring members of the board of directors to
disassociate from the company, and sending postcards to over 100,000 Mississippi residents seeking
their support for unionization. As a result of these tactics, the union won recognition. The tactics used
in this organizing drive can best be described as: - Answers A corporate campaign
Which of the following is not typically a key concern of private sector employers when it comes to
bargaining impasse - Answers Withdrawal of taxpayer support
When employees strike to force and employer to accept a union as their bargaining agent, it is called
a _____ strike - Answers Recognition
A _____ is an employer-initiated rather than worker-intiatied work stoppage during a bargaining
impasse - Answers Lockout
When employees go out on strike without the authorization of the union, it is called a: - Answers
Wildcat strike
Which of the following is NOT an interest dispute? - Answers Whether a particular employee has
been properly disciplined
Employers are allowed to: - Answers Permanently replace strikers in interest disputes but not in
rights disputes
Which of the following is NOT a typical stage of negotiation - Answers Determining whether any
unfair labor practices were committed during negotiations
Which of the following statements is true about recognition strikes? - Answers In a recognition strike,
picketing is allowed for only the first 30 days
It is sometimes the case that parties to a contract are unwilling to settle a contract because they don't
want to take the blame for poor terms of the agreement. In these cases, the parties will often rely on
the arbitration process to make the decisions for them. The term used to describe this problem is: -
Answers The narcotic effect
Fact-finding helps resolve bargaining disputes in all of the following ways except: - Answers It allows
the neutral third party to demand certain concessions from one or both of the parties
