Gargantuan Industries Has Approached the Union Representatives About Scheduling Midterm

question 38

Multiple Choice

Gargantuan Industries has approached the union representatives about scheduling midterm negotiations in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. The union refused to meet with management, claiming that there wasn't anything to negotiate.

• A) The union's refusal to bargain with Gargantuan is legal because the parties did not have a dispute prior to the request to have midterm negotiations.
• B) The union's refusal to bargain with Gargantuan is an unfair labor practice.
• C) The union's refusal to bargain with Gargantuan is an unfair labor practice in violation of the Landrum-Griffin Act.
• D) None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Preoperational

The second stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, marked by the emergence of symbolic thought but lacking in the understanding of logic or operations.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, typically occurring between ages 7 and 12, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete objects and events.

Formal Operations

The final stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, characterized by the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first of Piaget's developmental stages, where infants from birth to about 2 years old learn through interacting with their environment.