AVIATION LABOR
RELATIONS PRACTICE
EXAM 120 QUESTIONS
Question 1: In labor relations, what is the primary purpose of collective bargaining?
Choices:
1) To resolve con�icting interests between employees and management through negotiation 2) To eliminate the need for written labor agreements 3) To allow a federal agency to set wages for private employers 4) To replace all individual employment rules with statutory rules Correct Answer: To resolve con�icting interests between employees and management through negotiation Explanation: Collective bargaining is the negotiation process through which management and an employee representative seek agreement on wages, hours, rules, and other terms and conditions of employment.Page 1
Question 2: Which statement best distinguishes a craft union from an industrial
union?
Choices:
1) A craft union represents only supervisors, while an industrial union represents nonsupervisors 2) A craft union is limited to public employees, while an industrial union is limited to private employees 3) A craft union may bargain over wages, while an industrial union may bargain only over bene�ts 4) A craft union organizes workers by a common skill or occupation, while an industrial union organizes across occupations within an industry Correct Answer: A craft union organizes workers by a common skill or occupation, while an industrial union organizes across occupations within an industry Explanation: Craft unions generally organize employees who share a trade or skill, such as mechanics or pilots, whereas industrial unions may organize a broader range of occupations within an industry or enterprise.
Question 3: An airline union and management have exhausted all required Railway
Labor Act procedures and are legally free to strike or lock out. This stage is
commonly called:
Choices:
1) Accretion 2) Certi�cation 3) Arbitration 4) Self-help
Correct Answer: Self-help
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Explanation: Self-help refers to economic actions such as strikes, lockouts, or unilateral changes that may become lawful only after the required Railway Labor Act procedures have been exhausted.
Question 4: Which action is a lockout?
Choices:
1) Employees �le a grievance over discipline 2) A union asks a mediator to enter negotiations 3) An employer temporarily withholds work to place economic pressure on employees 4) Employees refuse voluntary overtime during negotiations Correct Answer: An employer temporarily withholds work to place economic pressure on employees Explanation: A lockout is an employer-initiated withholding of work or closure used as economic pressure in a labor dispute. It is the management counterpart to a strike.Question 5: A collective bargaining agreement awards vacation selection in order of date of hire. Which labor-relations concept is being applied?
Choices:
1) Featherbedding 2) Surface bargaining 3) Accretion 4) Seniority
Correct Answer: Seniority
Explanation: Seniority systems use length of service to determine rights or preferences such as bidding, vacation selection, furlough order, or recall.Page 3