Chapter 15: Labor Relations

Question 1

Wagner Act of of 1935

Answer 1

Allowed workers in private industry to form labor unions

Question 2

What percent of american workers are represented by a union?

Answer 2

%16.1

Question 3

How many police officers are represented by unions?

Answer 3

3/4th

Question 4

What are management rights?

Answer 4

decisions that govern the conditions of employment over which management claims to have exclusive jurisdiction.

Question 5

What is the reserved rights concept with relation to Management rights?

Answer 5

management authority is supreme in all matters except those it has expressly conceded in the collective bargaining agreement or when its authority is restricted by law

Question 6

What is the designated rights concept with relation to management rights?

Answer 6

specifically intended to clarify and reinforce the rights claimed by management.

Question 7

Certain amount of controlled conflict is:

Answer 7

considered healthy and promotes growth and development

Question 8

What is the federal standard for percent of work force to show interest for a petition?

Answer 8

30

Question 9

Who determines who and who should not be in a bargaining unit?

Answer 9

State Labor Relations Board (SLRB)

Question 10

Consent Election

Answer 10

No problems with bargaining agent and no other group has been certified as exclusive

Question 11

Certification of Representation

Answer 11

During a representation election the majority of those in bargaining unit voted FOR

Question 12

Certification of Election Results

Answer 12

During a representation election the majority of those in bargaining unit voted AGAINST

Question 13

Most decertification attempts are usually

Answer 13

unsuccessful

Question 14

What is the pre-requisite for success in a bargaining team?

Answer 14

Selectivity

Question 15

What is a bargaining team normally compromised of?

Answer 15

Chief negotiator (usually not a cop), recording secretary and 3-4 members who have researched area of interest

Question 16

What are the 3 types of bargaining proposals?

Answer 16

Mandatory Subjects:
Clearly fall in with wages, hours and other terms of employment
Voluntary Subjects:
Volume discounts, health club memberships etc, clearly outside terms of employment
Illegal subjects:
Bind arbitration, right to strike etc clearly prohibited by employee bargaining law

Question 17

What is an essential part of an effective management strategy in bargaining rights

Answer 17

A strong management rights clause and no strike impasse-resolution process

Question 18

What are 2 recent priority items for officers in contractual obligations?

Answer 18

Officer safety in personnel deployments and insurance for injured officers

Question 19

What are union security measures?

Answer 19

Dues Checkoff:
Take dues directly out of paycheck
Maintenance of membership:
voluntary membership cannot be terminated while contract still in force
Compulsory Participation:
condition of employment is membership (union shop) or pay “service fee” of union dues (agency shop)

Question 20

What are the most common impasse resolution techniques for union bargaining?

Answer 20

Mediation, Fact-Finding, Final Best Offer Arbitration, Binding Arbitration

Question 21

How are most union goals achieved?

Answer 21

At the bargaining table or thru skillful political manipulation

Question 22

What are the 4 types of job actions?

Answer 22

No-Confidence votes, Work Slowdown, Work Speedups, Work Stoppages