Question 1

Labor unions and management hope to resolve issues through collective bargaining.Each side comes to the table with a range of options they are willing to consider - some more appealing than others.All options that each will consider fall within the ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the LRB list of possibilities
B)  the cases of consideration
C)  the lands of indifference
D)  bargaining zoneE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The first federal minimum wage was established by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fair Labor Standards Act.
B)  Wagner Act.
C)  Minimum Compensation Act.
D)  Pay Equity Act.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

In some European countries,companies practice co-determination.For example,

Accepted Answer

A)  CEOs can only earn their salaries if the company is profitable.
B)  in some cases,50% of the board of directors is company workers.
C)  the CEO compensation is determined by the stockholders and the government.
D)  the union representatives and management form a hiring committee to select the CEO.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Because of the need to cut costs,fewer large U.S.companies now provide some sort of child-care for their employees than ten years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Although the general public often sees the compensation of CEOs of major U.S.corporations as being much too high,the pay and benefits these top executives receive is actually quite similar to what is earned by top executives in other countries with market economies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The unions of the 21st century are likely to be quite different from those in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Wagner Act established the first minimum wage for workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Taft-Hartley Act made the union shop agreement illegal in all states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Labor unions were largely responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing the Republican party.
B)  the basic structure of the federal income tax system.
C)  the passage of NAFTA.
D)  minimum wage laws and laws against child labor.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something is called a judicial citation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The growth and strength of organized labor has always depended on one thing: the state of the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The strike historically has been the most powerful weapon unions use to achieve their objectives in labor disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Tactics used by management when collective bargaining breaks down include injunctions and lockouts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Under an agency shop agreement,only union members are represented at the bargaining table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

___________ is the use of a third party to encourage labor and management to continue negotiating in an effort to settle a labor dispute or achieve a mutually acceptable labor-management agreement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Arbitration
B)  Mediation
C)  Reconciliation
D)  IntercessionE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Even in their infancy,the main goal of most labor unions was to provide members with increased management power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Small businesses have found that child care programs:

Accepted Answer

A)  are too expensive to offer,which puts them at a serious disadvantage when competing against larger firms to attract the best workers.
B)  can be offered in creative ways that enable the firm to offer an attractive benefit to workers with young children.
C)  are less necessary now than they were before the federal government expanded its child care programs.
D)  are not very expensive,but tend to be more trouble than they are worth.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Last year,a retired schoolteacher moved her parents from Michigan to northern Illinois to live with her.For the past year,she was traveling two times each month to provide care for this eighty-six year old couple,including coordinating medical services and meals.In conversations with her family members,the teacher remarked,"If I were not already retired,I would have to quit my job to continue this way!" This retired teacher:

Accepted Answer

A)  is in an unusual situation because there are more persons entering the workforce with childcare issues than with taking care of aging Americans.
B)  is like a growing number of families whose households are caring for aging parents and relatives.
C)  will benefit by all the affordable elder care facilities that cost about $20,000 per year.
D)  should be advised that Medicare and Medicaid are covering all medical expenses for person 65 years and older,so she should not be experiencing such a burden.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

According to the Reaching Beyond Our Borders box in Chapter 12,

Accepted Answer

A)  going global may be the strategy that rekindles the labor unions.
B)  there is not a strong enough base of unskilled laborers internationally to make it worthwhile to form a global union at this time.
C)  most domestic unions are watching the auto workers unions.If the auto workers can certify auto plants in Mexico,Turkey,and Japan,there is a chance that other unions will follow a global path.
D)  the increase in unions globally has far surpassed the union growth rate in the U.S.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Two important provisions concerning the certification or decertification process administered by the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) are:

Accepted Answer

A)  certification or decertification requires that the workers cast over 50 percent of the required vote to certify or decertify,and that voting be done by secret ballot.
B)  certification is a four-step process,and decertification is a two-step process.
C)  the union must win 30% of the vote for certification,and 70% of the vote for decertification.
D)  voting to bring in a union must be done by card check,and voting to dismiss a union must be done by secret ballot.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 12: Dealing With Employee-Management Issues and Relationships

Tactics used by management when collective bargaining breaks down include injunctions and lockouts.

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The growth and strength of organized labor has always depended on one thing: the state of the economy.

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Under an agency shop agreement,only union members are represented at the bargaining table.

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The strike historically has been the most powerful weapon unions use to achieve their objectives in labor disputes.

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In some European countries,companies practice co-determination.For example,

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The first federal minimum wage was established by the:

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Two important provisions concerning the certification or decertification process administered by the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) are:

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According to the Reaching Beyond Our Borders box in Chapter 12,

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Although the general public often sees the compensation of CEOs of major U.S.corporations as being much too high,the pay and benefits these top executives receive is actually quite similar to what is earned by top executives in other countries with market economies.

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Small businesses have found that child care programs:

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___________ is the use of a third party to encourage labor and management to continue negotiating in an effort to settle a labor dispute or achieve a mutually acceptable labor-management agreement.

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Labor unions were largely responsible for:

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The Taft-Hartley Act made the union shop agreement illegal in all states.

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The unions of the 21^st century are likely to be quite different from those in the past.

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Because of the need to cut costs,fewer large U.S.companies now provide some sort of child-care for their employees than ten years ago.

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A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something is called a judicial citation.

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Labor unions and management hope to resolve issues through collective bargaining.Each side comes to the table with a range of options they are willing to consider - some more appealing than others.All options that each will consider fall within the ________________.

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Even in their infancy,the main goal of most labor unions was to provide members with increased management power.

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The Wagner Act established the first minimum wage for workers.

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Exam 12: Dealing With Employee-Management Issues and Relationships

Tactics used by management when collective bargaining breaks down include injunctions and lockouts.

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The growth and strength of organized labor has always depended on one thing: the state of the economy.

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Under an agency shop agreement,only union members are represented at the bargaining table.

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The strike historically has been the most powerful weapon unions use to achieve their objectives in labor disputes.

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In some European countries,companies practice co-determination.For example,

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The first federal minimum wage was established by the:

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Two important provisions concerning the certification or decertification process administered by the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) are:

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According to the Reaching Beyond Our Borders box in Chapter 12,

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Although the general public often sees the compensation of CEOs of major U.S.corporations as being much too high,the pay and benefits these top executives receive is actually quite similar to what is earned by top executives in other countries with market economies.

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Small businesses have found that child care programs:

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___________ is the use of a third party to encourage labor and management to continue negotiating in an effort to settle a labor dispute or achieve a mutually acceptable labor-management agreement.

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Labor unions were largely responsible for:

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The Taft-Hartley Act made the union shop agreement illegal in all states.

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The unions of the 21st century are likely to be quite different from those in the past.

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Because of the need to cut costs,fewer large U.S.companies now provide some sort of child-care for their employees than ten years ago.

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A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something is called a judicial citation.

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Labor unions and management hope to resolve issues through collective bargaining.Each side comes to the table with a range of options they are willing to consider - some more appealing than others.All options that each will consider fall within the ________________.

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Even in their infancy,the main goal of most labor unions was to provide members with increased management power.

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