The role of government in the U.S. industrial relations system

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The role of government in the U.S. industrial relations system

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The role of government in the U.S. industrial relations system is: 
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active in dispute resolution

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legalistic in administrative procedures and active in dispute 

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legalistic in administrative procedures and the courts, but passive in dispute resolution

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legalistic in the courts only

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A bona fide occupational qualification allows
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random drug testing

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discrimination to be permissible when a qualification is considered reasonably necessary to the operation of the business or enterprise

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exemption from the Fourteenth Amendment

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seniority systems

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The right of employees to strike in support of their bargaining demands is protected by
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collective bargaining agreements

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state law

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the Taft-Hartley Act

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the Landrum-Griffin Act

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In a unionized firm, the _____ clause of the collective bargaining agreement typically retains for management the authority to impose reasonable rules for workplace conduct and to discipline employees for just cause. 
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organizational support

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employee relations

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implied promises

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management rights

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A worker being fired for actions ranging from filing a workers’ compensation claim to reporting safety violations to government agencies is called
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red-hot-stove discipline

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unfair dismissal

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just cause

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retaliatory discharge

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According to _____, an employee may not be fired because he or she refuses to commit an illegal act, such as perjury or price fixing. 
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retaliatory discharge

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social learning theory

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lifestyle discriminate

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public policy exception

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In U.S. industrial relations, union organization is
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supported by both large and small employers

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opposed by large employers but supported by small employers

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opposed by both large and small employers

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opposed by small employers but supported by large employers

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Mediation is most successful when
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the mediator acts as a judge in the negotiations

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disputants see mediators as fair

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mediators are assigned by the courts to intervene

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the mediator’s advice has the force of a government writ

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The concept of _____ requires an employer not only to produce persuasive evidence of an employee’s liability or negligence, but also to provide the employee a fair hearing and to impose a penalty appropriate to the proven offense. 
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positive discipline

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the hot-stove rule

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just cause

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progressive discipline

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A(n) _____ is a neutral facilitator between employees and managers who assists in resolving workplace disputes. 
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peer-review panel

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