Good Faith in Collective Bargaining Between a Union and an Employer

question 20

Multiple Choice

Good faith in collective bargaining between a union and an employer does not include

• A)rejecting a proposal without offering a counterproposal.
• B)being willing to compromise.
• C)negotiating with the belief that an agreement is possible.
• D)bargaining with the authority to enter into an agreement.

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Definitions:

Cotton Gin

Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, the machine that separated cotton seed from cotton fiber, speeding cotton processing and making profitable the cultivation of the more hardy, but difficult to clean, short-staple cotton; led directly to the dramatic nineteenth-century expansion of slavery in the South.

Eli Whitney

An American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin, a device that revolutionized the cotton industry.

Boll Weevil

A beetle that feeds on cotton buds and flowers, historically significant for its devastating impact on the United States cotton industry.

Mid-Nineteenth Century

Refers to the period approximately from 1830 to 1870, a time marked by significant historical events including the American Civil War.