What is an employer’s refusal to provide work opportunities called?
Correct answer B. Lock out
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Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining MCQs
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining MCQs cover how employers and trade unions negotiate, resolve disputes and handle industrial action, including strikes, lockouts, injunctions and arbitration. They support HRM students, MBA candidates and those sitting UGC NET or management lecturer tests. Each question has an instant answer for quick, focused revision.
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What is a combined refusal by union members and employees to buy an employer’s products called?
Correct answer A. Boycott
Which of the following are types of arbitration used in third-party negotiation?
Correct answer D. All of the above
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What is it called when employees carry signs to publicise their concerns about an employer?
Correct answer C. Picketing
Under which form of union security can an organisation hire only people who are already union members?
Correct answer D. Closed shop
Under which form of union security are union members given preference in hiring?
Correct answer C. Preferential shop
What are bargaining items that the law forbids the parties to deal with called?
Correct answer B. Illegal bargaining items
In which kind of arbitration do the disputing parties wish to change the existing agreement rather than interpret it?
Correct answer D. Interest arbitration
Which interventions are used to overcome an impasse?
Correct answer D. All of the above
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Which term describes the principle that union membership cannot be required as a condition of employment?
Correct answer B. Right to work
What is the voluntary withdrawal of labour by a company’s workers called?
Correct answer D. Strike
What is a strike called when workers do not agree with the conditions of a contract?
Correct answer A. Economic strike
Which of the following are types of union security?
Correct answer D. All of the above
Which kind of arbitration is also known as contract interpretation arbitration?
Correct answer D. Rights arbitration
What kind of bargaining involves both parties making every reasonable effort to communicate and negotiate towards an agreement?
Correct answer D. Good faith bargaining
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What is a court order that compels parties either to stop a certain action or to resume a particular action called?
Correct answer A. Injunction
What is a neutral party called who studies the issues in a dispute and makes a public recommendation for a reasonable settlement?
Correct answer B. Fact finder
What are collective bargaining items that must be bargained over when introduced by either party called?
Correct answer A. Mandatory bargaining items
What kind of arbitration leaves the parties free to reject the arbitrator’s award?
Correct answer C. Non-binding arbitration
What is the situation called when negotiating parties cannot move any further towards a settlement?
Correct answer C. Impasse
About Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining MCQs
This HRM topic deals with the formal relationship between management and organised labour. Questions ask you to classify types of strikes, such as wildcat strikes during an agreement and unfair labour practice strikes, and to recognise a lockout as an employer's refusal to provide work. You will also distinguish binding arbitration from non-binding arbitration, identify an injunction as a court order, and compare union security arrangements such as closed shop, union shop and agency shop. Precise classification terms are the key to scoring well here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between binding and non-binding arbitration?
In binding arbitration, both parties agree in advance to accept the arbitrator's decision as final. In non-binding arbitration, the arbitrator gives a recommendation that the parties may accept or reject. Binding arbitration is used when a definite settlement is needed.
What is a wildcat strike?
A wildcat strike is an unauthorised strike that takes place during the term of a collective agreement without approval from the union leadership. It is usually considered illegal because the agreement commits workers not to strike while it is in force.
How many Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining MCQs are on MCQs360?
There are 35 Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining MCQs on MCQs360, each with an instant answer and free with no sign-up. Make a short table of strike types and union security clauses, then test yourself with these questions.
Last reviewed October 2026