Orientation Workerbook – Flashcards
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What is one of the most powerfully addictive drug that can kill?
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Cocaine
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What is the first step if you have an alcohol or drug problem?
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First,admit it to yourself. Acknowledge that you do have a problem and that something must be done
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What is the 12th order of business of an IBEW meeting?
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Unfinished business
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What is the 14th order of business of an IBEW meeting?
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Good of union
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What positions do the two executive officers hold?
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International president/international secretary and treasurer
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How many vice-president districts are there?
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Two
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In what international vice presidential district is your local in?
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5
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How many international executive council districts are there?
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8
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To organize ______ workers in the entire electrical industry
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All
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To promote _____ methods of work
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Reasonable
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To cultivate feelings of ______ among those in our industry
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Arbitration
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To settle all disputes by ______ if possible
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Arbitration
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To assist others in ______ and _______
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Sickness and distress
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To secure ______
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Employment
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To _____ hours of daily labor
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Reduce
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To secure _____ pay
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Adequate
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To seek an _____ standard of living
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Higher
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To seek ______ for the individual
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Security
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By legal and proper means, to elevate the ______ conditions of our members and their families
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Moral intellectual and social conditions
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What is the 13th order of business
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New business
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The executive board consists of how many members?
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7
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How are the election judge and tellers selected in your local union
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Appointed by the President
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The examining board consists of how many memebers
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3
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Who can call special meetings of the executive board?
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Chairman or business manager?
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What is the business managers salary
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A general foreman weekly pay plus 60.0p
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Assign fees to the local union shall be
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Journeyman electrical-93 Apprentice-30
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What percentage of the admission fee must accompany the application for msmbership
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10%
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What are the monthly dues in your local union
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1.60 + 3%
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What body serves as a trail board for the local union?
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Executive board
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Before any changes in the by-laws go intoneffext, they must he approved by the
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Internal president
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What rules does the IBEW constitution specify?
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Roberts rules of order
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Name four types of motion from the lowest to highest rank
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1-main 2-subsidiary 3-incidentental 4-privileged
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What kind of motion would you make in an effort to kill a main motion?
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To postpone indefinitely
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How long and how many times can a member speak?
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For 7 minutes and twice a meeting
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What percentage of votes is required to pass main motions?
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Great then 50%
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What is the purpose of a motion to table
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To gather more information
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The person is who responsible for the conduct of the business at a meeting is referred to the
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Chair
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What does comet stand for
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Construction Organizing Member Education Training
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What is salting?
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Salting is the most effective method of both identifying and communicating with the unorganized workers. Salting gives the unorganized workers a firsthand exposure to the the union worker.
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What is the largest industry in the United states,and how many are employed within it?
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Construction, 5 million
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When our founders established their initial objectives, what was first on their list?
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To organize all workers in the entire electrical industry in the us and Canada
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What percentage of skilled crafts workers are employed in construction?
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33%
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When a local union is analyzing it's jurisdiction and formulating an organizing plan of action, an ______ can be a great assistance
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Market area survey
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Where is a good place to look to find the names and information about the electrical contractors operating in your area?
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Yellow pages
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Who's duty is it to organize the unorganized?
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All members should assist however
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What can electrical work permits tell you about your area?
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Find out how many non union permits are in your area
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On average what percentage of local union members attend union meetings regularly?
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13%
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Who was the first us president to attend the annual AFL convention? Where and when?
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President Wilson and buffalo 1917
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Samuel gompers died in 1924 and was succeeded by who
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William green coal miner
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Who was elected president of the AFL CIO in December of 1955
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George meany
