Question 1

The process of bringing in an impartial third party to render a binding decision in a labor dispute is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   resolution.
B)   mediation.
C)   arbitration.
D)   confirmation.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

A large number of striking workers are currently picketing at the plant entrance to a Memphis Tire and Rubber plant. Because the pickets have threatened people entering the plant and have vandalized some company property, Memphis's city management believes it has just cause to ask the courts for a(n)  __________ placing limits on the number of pickets and their actions while picketing.

Accepted Answer

A)   preemptive judgment
B)   writ of contention
C)   arbitration judgment
D)   injunctionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Unions were originally formed __________________.

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A)   to make certain that there were an equal number of nonmanagement and management- level employees within the company
B)   to uphold the state and federal laws under which businesses operate
C)   to seek protection against unfair treatment
D)   to seek worker corporate voting rights, the same as stockholdersE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

On the average, today's CEOs make over 350 times what the lowest-paid employee earns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Arbitration is an agreement to bring in an impartial third party to render a binding decision in a labor dispute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In a primary boycott, a union encourages its members and the general public not to buy the goods and services produced by a firm involved in a labor dispute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A grievance is a charge by managers that the union is not abiding by the terms of the negotiated labor-management agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

____________ is the process by which a group of workers legally take away a union's right to represent them.

Accepted Answer

A)   Disqualification
B)   Decertification
C)   Impeachment
D)   DisenfranchisementE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The presence of formal labor organizations in the United States dates back to the:

Accepted Answer

A)   late 1700s.
B)   Civil War.
C)   late 1800s.
D)   depression years of the 1930s.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

At this time, the largest labor organization in the United States is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Teamsters.
B)   Service Employees International Union.
C)   United Automobile Workers.
D)   National Education Association.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Winona was recently hired to work at a production plant for Additup Manufacturing. When hired, she was told she must join the union at the plant within 90 days in order to keep her job. Winona is employed in an agency shop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Critics of labor unions argue that unions are no longer needed to protect workers from abusive and unfair treatment because:

Accepted Answer

A)   the widespread use of ESOPs has given most workers control over their workplace.
B)   supply and demand conditions in labor markets now favor labor rather than management.
C)   laws and modern management attitudes minimize the possibility of unsafe working conditions and unfair treatment of workers found in earlier eras.
D)   most of the firms that treated workers poorly have moved their operations to foreign countries.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Abraham was an unskilled worker who toiled 10 hours a day on an assembly line during the early and mid-1930s. His hours were long, his wages were low, and his working conditions were unsafe and unpleasant. Abraham would probably have been more sympathetic to the views of John L. Lewis than to those of Samuel Gompers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

__________ provided dynamic leadership for the American Federation of Labor during its early years.

Accepted Answer

A)   Karl Marx
B)   Kenneth Adams
C)   George Meany
D)   Samuel GompersE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

The key difference between an agency shop agreement and an open shop agreement is that in an agency shop:

Accepted Answer

A)   workers must join the union within a stipulated time period (usually 30, 60, or 90 days)  in order to keep their jobs, but in an open shop the workers are not required to join the union.
B)   the union is restricted to a limited number of employees who perform specific types of jobs, but in an open shop membership in the union is available to all workers.
C)   workers who do not join the union must pay a fee or regular dues, while in an open shop workers who choose not to join the union do not have to pay any union fees or dues.
D)   workers must agree not to join a union in order to keep their jobs while in an open shop workers are free to join a union if they wish, but they are not required to do so.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The fact that workers sometimes serve on the board of directors of European companies helps explain why:

Accepted Answer

A)   European executives accept less responsibility for the successes and failures of the firms they lead.
B)   European CEOs earn much less than American CEOs.
C)   European firms are more likely to seek protection from foreign competition than American firms.
D)   workers in Europe are less likely to believe unions are necessary than workers in the United States.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

A major reason John L. Lewis and his followers broke with the AFL and formed the CIO was that:

Accepted Answer

A)   the leaders of the AFL wanted to focus on political objectives while Lewis and his followers wanted to focus on economic objectives.
B)   Lewis felt that the AFL was growing too fast.
C)   the leaders of the AFL wanted to organize only skilled workers, while Lewis and his followers wanted to organize both unskilled and skilled workers.
D)   Lewis believed that the AFL would be more flexible and responsive to its members if it split into several smaller organizations, each representing workers with one specific skill.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

For 20 years, the CIO was a major rival of the AFL in the contest for leadership of the labor movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

At this time, about 50% of all union workers are:

Accepted Answer

A)   employed by governments.
B)   employed by private, for-profit industries.
C)   employed by health care companies.
D)   In management positions.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A grievance is a charge by managers that the union is not abiding by the terms of the negotiated labor-management agreement.

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Arbitration is an agreement to bring in an impartial third party to render a binding decision in a labor dispute.

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On the average, today's CEOs make over 350 times what the lowest-paid employee earns.

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In a primary boycott, a union encourages its members and the general public not to buy the goods and services produced by a firm involved in a labor dispute.

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For 20 years, the CIO was a major rival of the AFL in the contest for leadership of the labor movement.

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A major reason John L. Lewis and his followers broke with the AFL and formed the CIO was that:

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Unions were originally formed __________________.

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The process of bringing in an impartial third party to render a binding decision in a labor dispute is referred to as:

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At this time, about 50% of all union workers are:

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Critics of labor unions argue that unions are no longer needed to protect workers from abusive and unfair treatment because:

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

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The key difference between an agency shop agreement and an open shop agreement is that in an agency shop:

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At this time, the largest labor organization in the United States is the:

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Winona was recently hired to work at a production plant for Additup Manufacturing. When hired, she was told she must join the union at the plant within 90 days in order to keep her job. Winona is employed in an agency shop.

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The presence of formal labor organizations in the United States dates back to the:

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The fact that workers sometimes serve on the board of directors of European companies helps explain why:

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____________ is the process by which a group of workers legally take away a union's right to represent them.

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__________ provided dynamic leadership for the American Federation of Labor during its early years.

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In a primary boycott, a union encourages its members and the general public not to buy the goods and services produced by a firm involved in a labor dispute.

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Unions were originally formed __________________.

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