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In a(n) ________, all of the members are skilled specialists in a particular trade.


A) ESOP
B) craft union
C) industrial union
D) trade federation

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of these evolving workplace issues will likely continue to be a focus during future contract negotiations?


A) shifting jobs from service back to manufacturing industries
B) eliminating part-time work
C) arranging for care assistance for children and elders
D) increasing offshore outsourcing jobs

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Haven was recently hired to work at a production plant at Marshall Manufacturing. Upon her hiring, she was told she must join the union within 90 days in order to keep her job. Haven is employed in an agency shop.

A) True
B) False

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If public employees and their union representatives were prohibited by a vote in the state senate from negotiating with government officials on issues that affected their labor contracts, which rights would be directly affected?


A) collective bargaining
B) process negotiation
C) collective insurance
D) individual taxpayer

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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In 1997, the Supreme Court rendered a decision on a case stipulating that sexual harassment law


A) did not apply to casual jokes of a sexual nature.
B) applied to same-sex harassment, as well.
C) did not apply to married couples who are working together.
D) only applied to cases where a subordinate felt harassed by an immediate supervisor.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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B

Drug problems among workers is costing the U.S. economy upwards of ________ in lost work, health care costs, and even crime and accidents.


A) $100 million
B) $50 billion
C) $414 billion
D) $50 thousand

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Today, women earn close to ________ of what men earn, though the disparity varies considerably by profession and the level of education.


A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 80%
D) 90%

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Jian is a well-known professor of labor relations at a major university. She recently was asked by representatives of labor and management at a nearby corporation to help them resolve a disagreement that threatened to cause a breakdown in negotiations. If Jian agrees to help, her role will be to encourage both parties to continue negotiating and to offer constructive advice and suggestions, but she will not have the authority to render a binding decision. Jian's role is that of a mediator.

A) True
B) False

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Jerry received specific training to become an carpenter. He belongs to a union with other skilled carpenters. Jerry belongs to a(n)


A) industrial union.
B) craft union.
C) open union.
D) company union.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Under a union shop agreement, workers must belong to a union before they can be hired.

A) True
B) False

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In recent years, many unions have begun to


A) focus primarily on the issue of equitable pay.
B) assist management in redesigning work and recruiting and training workers from diverse backgrounds.
C) take a more confrontational approach when attempting to achieve important goals.
D) experience rapid but uneasy growth as more foreign-owned firms enter the U.S. economy, creating cultural problems for American workers.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Comparable worth is concerned with making sure that women get paid as much as men when they do the same jobs.

A) True
B) False

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False

The ability of unions to achieve key goals in the future will depend on their ability to


A) reestablish their base of strength in the manufacturing sector.
B) find ways to cooperate with management in training workers and redesigning jobs.
C) repeal the Wagner Act and the Norris-LaGuardia Act in order to eliminate restrictions on union tactics.
D) return to the confrontational tactics used successfully in the 1930s when unions grew rapidly.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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A(n) ________ is a union official who works permanently in an organization and represents employee interests on a daily basis.


A) arbitrator
B) shop steward
C) mediator
D) president

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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A mediator has the power to impose a binding settlement on labor and management.

A) True
B) False

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The Knights of Labor, the first national labor organization, offered membership to all working people, including employers.

A) True
B) False

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The ________ guaranteed union members the right to nominate candidates for union office and participate in union meetings.


A) Taft-Hartley Act
B) Fair Labor Standards Act
C) Norris-LaGuardia Act
D) Landrum-Griffin Act

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Today labor unions have seen a revitalization of support and union membership has increased significantly.

A) True
B) False

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Last year, employees at your local community college were on strike. Very few students were crossing the picket line. In fact, the postal employees refused to deliver mail there claiming that they were honoring the strike for their fellow service union members. The postal employees were participating in a voluntary secondary boycott.

A) True
B) False

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CEOs only earn high salaries and bonuses when their companies earn substantial profits.

A) True
B) False

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False

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