Certain Work Practices or Benefits May Not Be Written in the Contract

question 9

Multiple Choice

Certain work practices or benefits may not be written in the contract but may have been applied so consistently that there is an understanding they will continue.If the prevailing conditions change and management decides to drop a practice,it must do so within a reasonably short time after the change to defend itself against _____ grievances.

• A) past-practice
• B) unfair labor practice
• C) featherbedding
• D) discrimination

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Definitions:

Experimentation

The process of conducting tests or trials in a controlled environment to discover, prove, or examine the validity of hypotheses or the effect of variables.

Procedure

A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a specific purpose.

Reliability

The scientific requirement that when the same behavior is measured on two or more occasions by the same or different observers, the measurements must be consistent with each other.

Observers

Individuals who watch or monitor a situation or a set of events without directly participating in them.