To Whom?
Local unions may be represented at the International Convention by one delegate for the first ? members of that local union and by one delegate for each additional ? members or majority fraction thereof.
a. 100 / 100
b. 100 / 250
c. 250 / 250
d. 250 / 500
c. 250 / 250
You run the risk of having your IBEW membership SUSPENDED if you owe ? months of dues.
a. three
b. six
c. nine
d. twelve
a. three
What set of parliamentary rules for conducting meetings has been adopted by the IBEW Constitution?
a. Hansard Parliamentary Society
b. House and Senate Rules
c. Robert’s Rules of Order
d. Simplified Rules of Order
c. Robert’s Rules of Order
In the United States, ? is the nation's largest industry, employing about five million workers.
a. construction
b. manufacturing
c. processing
d. service
a. construction
A moment close to the end of the meeting when members can introduce new subjects and have input from the body.
What is Good of the Union?
Which of the following is not one of the objectives of the IBEW?
a. To assist others in sickness and distress.
b. To cultivate feelings of friendship among those in our industry.
c. To organize all workers in the entire electrical industry.
d. To seek more hours of daily overtime.
d. To seek more hours of daily overtime.
Local union bylaws and rules in conflict with ? are null and void.
a. International Executive Council mandates
b. local union constitutions
c. local union members’ mandates
d. the IBEW Constitution
e. Article XV, Section 6
d. the IBEW Constitution
Which of the following is not one of the duties or responsibilities of the “chair”?
a. To see that each person present gets an equal opportunity on the floor.
b. To see that order is maintained.
c. To see that proper business is transacted in the correct order.
d. To see that the meeting transactions are properly recorded.
d. To see that the meeting transactions are properly recorded.
The best training source for skilled crafts workers, historically, has been the ? apprenticeship programs.
a. five-year
b. job site
c. merit shop
d. union-based
d. union-based
Why go to meetings?
-to be informed
-to show solidarity
-to hang out with brothers and sisters
-to contribute to the operations of the labor movement
How many members in good standing constitute a quorum in a local union of at least seventy five members?
a. five
b. seven
c. ten
d. twelve
b. seven
The ? is considered a part of every local union’s bylaws and is absolutely binding on each and every local union member.
a. IBEW Constitution
b. International Convention
c. local charter
d. Report on Credentials and Rules
e. Article XV, Section 7
a. IBEW Constitution
The chair can be overruled only by ? .
a. a majority in the meeting
b. a majority of the membership
c. the business agent
d. the president
a. a majority in the meeting
There are nearly ? employers in the construction industry in the United States.
a. 500,000
b. 750,000
c. 1 million
d. 1.5 million
c. 1 million
When can you vote on motions in a meeting?
after 2000 OJT hours.
Any member owing ? months’ full dues shall be dropped from membership.
a. 4
b. 6
c. 9
d. 12
b. 6
If you wish to kill a main motion, you should make a motion to ? .
a. “Commit”
b. “Postpone Indefinitely”
c. “Postpone to a Set Time”
d. “Table”
b. “Postpone Indefinitely”
If a member becomes disorderly during a meeting, the chair has the responsibility and authority under the Constitution to remove the member from the meeting and may ? .
a. fine the member
b. issue a “gag order” for the member
c. revoke the member’s voting privilege for the current meeting
d. suspend the member from future meetings
d. suspend the member from future meetings
What is a local union’s most important organizing resource?
a. a market area survey
b. a professional organizer
c. phone banks and house calls
d. the members of the local union
d. the members of the local union
What does exam board do?
Facilitates training for people to advance to book 1 in the local.
Which type of IBEW member is not eligible for pension and death benefits?
a. A
b. B
c. AB
d. BA
d. BA
Which motion listed below has the highest rank?
a. Incidental
b. Main
c. Privileged
d. Subsidiary
c. Privileged
The person who is the absolute authority, having responsibility for the conduct of business at a union meeting, is referred to as the ? .
a. chair
b. director
c. moderator
d. president
a. chair
Which of the following is not one of the ways you can enhance the public image of organized labor at the local level?
a. Concealing the positive attributes of organized labor.
b. Have the activities of your Local Union published in local newspapers.
c. Issue press releases for charitable work, fund raising and monetary donations.
d. Publicize your locals’ volunteer work.
a. Concealing the positive attributes of organized labor.
What does executive board do?
A lot.