15 Which of the following is true about joint labor-management committees (JLMCs

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15 Which of the following is true about joint labor-management committees (JLMCs)? A. They are most often implemented in industries with many employers and a dominant union with locals in many employers and locations. B. They have most often been used to address the entire scope of the bargaining relationship. C. They have been largely unsuccessful with research on occupational safety and health issues. D. They are highly sustainable and resilient to adversarial contract negotiations. QUESTION 16 Which of the following has a negative effect on performance? A. Extensive collaboration between management and labor B. Implementing product differentiation C. Acquiring new nonunion plants D. Deunionizing activity in any existing plant. QUESTION 17 Personnel assignment grievances most often concern which job classification is entitled to perform certain work. True False QUESTION 18 Grievance mediation tends to shift the focus from a problem-solving mode toward a “rights” orientation. True False QUESTION 19According to Supreme Court rulings on fair representation, individuals can require that a union process a grievance to arbitration. True False QUESTION 20 Very low grievance rates might indicate less monitoring and enforcement by management. True False QUESTION 21 Which of the following is true about last chance agreements? A. They do not allow any scope for negotiation. B. They do not permit being unilaterally imposed by the employer. C. They are always excluded in an arbitrator’s decision at the final step. D. They save union resources on having to defend members who chronically violate rules.

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15. Answer is option A. JLMNCs are most often implemented in industries with many employers and a dominant union with locals in many employers and locations.

16. Answer is option D. Deunionizing activity has a negative impact on performance.

17. False. Personnel assignment grievances most often concern promotions, layoffs, transfers and shift assignments

18 .False. Grievance mediation tends to shift the focus from "rights" orientation towards a problem solving mode.

19. False. Unions have no duty to process every grievance to arbitration. However, arbitrations must be processed on merit.

20. False Low grievance rates may be a sign that unions are not aggressively enforcing the terms of the contract

21. The answer is opton A. Once a last chance agreement is made, it does not allow further negotiation.

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