chapter 10 Flashcards
How many calendar days does the fire chief have to respond to a step 4 grievance
10 days
Which of the following specified that an employee cannot be forced to sign a contract as a condition of employment
Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932
Which of the following required that unions file an annual report with the government listing the assets of the organization and the names and assets of every officer and employee
Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959
Which forms the basis of formal labor relations in the United States
Wagner-Connery Act of 1935
What is in place when dealing with a grievance that will prevent the process from stalling at any level for an excessive amount of time
Timeline
What ended the prohibition of union representing of multiple labor groups
Clayton act
When did the Fair Labor Standards Act begin to apply to government employees
1974
When did President John F Kennedy issue an executive order that granted federal employee the right to bargain collectively under restricted rules
1963
Who typically handles a step 3 grievances
Administrative fire officer
When did the supreme court stroke down the National Industrial Recovery Act as constitutional
1935
When did the labor movement have a political advantage and make considerable progress
1915-1930
What focuses on the working conditions and benefits of the union members
Organized labor
When did the IAFF vote to eliminate the 50 year old no strike clause in its constitution
1968
In how many states in the United states is striking by state employees legal
10
What was the reason behind the firefighter strikes between 1918 and 1921
better working conditions
When was the IAFF established
February 28 1918
What is a dispute, claim, or complaint that any employee may have about the interpretation of some provision of the labor agreement
Grievance
What length “cooling off” period is designated under the Taft-Hartley Labor Act of 1947
60 day
What is the root cause of almost every labor disturbance
Failure to manage the relationship between labor and management
Who is generally the first point of contact between the fire department organization and the workers
fire officer
What is the intervention of a neutral third party is an industrial dispute
Mediation
Who acts as an advocate for the individual or group that submitted a grievance
Union representative
After what number of hours in a maximum 28 day cycle will fire fighters be paid overtime
212 hours
When did organized labor reach a turning point
1919
What should be discussed at the one on one meeting you schedule with each member of your company
Job performance and expectations
Right to work laws
Those states, a worker cannot be compelled, as a condition of employment, to join or pay dues to a labor union
Closed shop
Worker must be a member of particular union to work for the company
Open shop
Provide the worker with the option of remaining outside the union
President John F Kennedy issued Executive Order
10988 in 1963, which granted federal employees the right to bargain collectively under restricted rules
