Assignment:
Question 1 An employee cannot vote in a representational election if he/she is:
- Employed on the date of the election.
- Employed in a bargaining unit job.
- Employed during the eligibility period, which is usually the payroll period immediately preceding the date a consent agreement is signed or a directed election order is issued.
- Replaced more than 12 months after a strike begins.
Question 2 After unions win bargaining rights in a representation election, they attempt to negotiate a labor agreement; however, they fail to secure a first contract ________ of the time.
- 5 to 10 percent
- 15 to 25 percent
- 25 to 30 percent
- 40 to 50 percent
Question 3 Employers can legally discourage union support by:
- Empowering employees.
- Scaring employees about their interest in unions in a non-threatening manner.
- Promoting the distribution of union literature in work areas.
- Presenting "captive audience" speeches to employees during working hours.
Question 4 A union organizer who applies for a job within a targeted company, goes to work, and solicits for union membership as an employee is called a:
- Seeded organizer.
- Union salts.
- Union inciter.
- Union incubator.