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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Which of the following defines the range, scope, and task of the fire officer?
	A: The local labor contract.
	B: The municipality's personnel regulations.
	C: The fire department's rules, regulations, and procedures.
	D: All of the above.

2: Which is true concerning a contract and a memorandum of understanding (MOU)?
	A: A MOU is the result of a formal collective bargaining agreement.
	B: A contract is a less powerful form of written agreement.
	C: Both cover working conditions, promotion/assignment practices, and problem-solving procedures.
	D: None of the above.

3: A yellow dog contract was a contract that did what?
	A: Required the employee to join the labor union.
	B: Prohibited the employee from joining a labor union.
	C: Prohibited an employer from hiring a non-union employee.
	D: Prohibitied an employer from hiring a union employee.

4: Which percentage of the vote is required to determine which organization will represent the workers at the bargaining table?
	A: At least 33%
	B: At least 50%
	C: At least 50% + 1
	D: At least 66.67%

5: Which of the following is true concerning fire fighter's ability to collective bargain?
	A: Some states require municipal governments to collectively bargain.
	B: Some states allow municipal governments to collectively bargain.
	C: Some states prohibit municipal governments from collectively bargaining.
	D: All of the above.

6: In which order did the three distinct phases of fire fighter stikes in the United States take place?
	A: 1) striking to preserve wages and staffing; 2) striking for better working conditions; 3) striking for staffing, wages, and contracts
	B: 1) striking for better working conditions; 2) striking to preserve wages and staffing; 3) striking for staffing, wages, and contracts
	C: 1) striking for staffing, wages, and contracts; 2) striking to preserve wages and staffing; 3) striking for better working conditions
	D: 1) striking to preserve wages and staffing; 2) striking for staffing, wages, and contracts; 3) striking for better working conditions

7: Which tactic has NOT gained in popularity to secure greater benefits?
	A: Strikes
	B: Political action
	C: Picketing
	D: Positive relations

8: Which is true concerning labor-management alliances?
	A: There has been a general trend away from alliances between the IAFF and the IAFC.
	B: The IAFF and the IAFC have developed several mutually beneficial alliances.
	C: The IAFF and the IAFC have never developed any alliances between each other.
	D: When alliances have been created between the IAFF and the IAFC, they have generally benefited only the IAFF.

9: Since most fire officers are included in the bargaining unit, who is usually the first person with authority to resolve most work dissagreements?
	A: The fire officer.
	B: The fire officer's supervisor.
	C: The fire chief.
	D: The union president.

10: Which is NOT a piece of information is must the grievant provide?
	A: The article and section of the labor agreement or personnel regulation alleged to have been violated.
	B: A full statement of the grievance, giving facts, dates, and times of events, as well as specific violations.
	C: A statement of the desired remedy or adjustment.
	D: An explaination of why the person violated the labor agreement or personnel regulation.

Optional: Enter your name and your instructor's E-mail address to have your results E-mailed to him or her.
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