Question 1

Organized labor in the U.S.has benefited from the effects of U.S.MNCs on employment and labor relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements about NAFTA is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  There has been expansion in trade and foreign investment. 
B)  There has been a contraction in manufacturing employment in the United States. 
C)  Economic stagnation in Mexico 
D)  In Mexico,productivity rates have declined. 
E)  Mexico wages remain low relative to U.S.manufacturing wages. 
A)  There has been expansion in trade and foreign investment. 
B)  There has been a contraction in manufacturing employment in the United States. 
C)  Economic stagnation in Mexico 
D)  In Mexico,productivity rates have declined. 
E)  Mexico wages remain low relative to U.S.manufacturing wages.

Question 3

All of the following are present obstacles to transnational bargaining with MNCs except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Organized and active MNC resistance. 
B)  Cultural differences (e.g. ,between free trade unions and socialist-linked unions). 
C)  Differences in international labor relations law systems. 
D)  A lack of coordination of activities between organized labor in different countries. 
E)  Different national priorities among different nations as it relates to labor organization. 
A)  Organized and active MNC resistance. 
B)  Cultural differences (e.g. ,between free trade unions and socialist-linked unions). 
C)  Differences in international labor relations law systems. 
D)  A lack of coordination of activities between organized labor in different countries. 
E)  Different national priorities among different nations as it relates to labor organization.

Question 4

Unions,as well as some governments,have asserted that collective bargaining on a national basis has considerable limitations in facing MNCs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Collective bargaining in South America is far more common and unions are more sophisticated than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

American jobs have been lost in major industries,such as the automobile,steel,textile,footwear,and consumer electronics,whereas jobs in the aircraft,computers,entertainment,and finance industries have increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC)is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The NAALC has been judged to be very successful due to the increased cooperation it has fostered between NAFTA member nations in dealing with labor relations problems. 
B)  Freedom of association and protection of the right to organize. 
C)  Right to bargain collectively 
D)  Labor protection for children and young persons. 
E)  Minimum employment standards,such as minimum wages and overtime pay. 
A)  The NAALC has been judged to be very successful due to the increased cooperation it has fostered between NAFTA member nations in dealing with labor relations problems. 
B)  Freedom of association and protection of the right to organize. 
C)  Right to bargain collectively 
D)  Labor protection for children and young persons. 
E)  Minimum employment standards,such as minimum wages and overtime pay.

Question 8

The agency that has become an effective voice for trade unions in the political arena and has the potential to become the spokesperson for European trade unions in collective bargaining is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​European Works Council. 
B)  ​European Trade Union Confederation (ETU
C) . 
C)  ​European Union. 
D)  ​Unions of Europe. 
E)  ​International Framework Agreements (IF
A) . 
A)  ​European Works Council. 
B)  ​European Trade Union Confederation (ETU
C) . 
C)  ​European Union. 
D)  ​Unions of Europe. 
E)  ​International Framework Agreements (IF
A) .

Question 9

As a result of NAFTA,real wages have grown rapidly for Mexican workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The agreements between MNCs and international trade union organizations which commit the companies to observing standards and principles throughout their worldwide operations (codes of conduct)and have increased in the past few years are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​International Framework Agreements IF
A) . 
B)  ​International Labor Organization (ILO). 
C)  ​Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEC
D) . 
D)  ​National Labor Relations Board (NLR
B) procedures. 
E)  ​Global Union Federation. 
A)  ​International Framework Agreements IF
A) . 
B)  ​International Labor Organization (ILO). 
C)  ​Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEC
D) . 
D)  ​National Labor Relations Board (NLR
B) procedures. 
E)  ​Global Union Federation.

Organized labor in the U.S.has benefited from the effects of U.S.MNCs on employment and labor relations.

Which of the following statements about NAFTA is NOT true?

All of the following are present obstacles to transnational bargaining with MNCs except:

Unions,as well as some governments,have asserted that collective bargaining on a national basis has considerable limitations in facing MNCs.

Collective bargaining in South America is far more common and unions are more sophisticated than in the United States.

American jobs have been lost in major industries,such as the automobile,steel,textile,footwear,and consumer electronics,whereas jobs in the aircraft,computers,entertainment,and finance industries have increased.

Which of the following statements about the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC)is false?

The agency that has become an effective voice for trade unions in the political arena and has the potential to become the spokesperson for European trade unions in collective bargaining is called the:

As a result of NAFTA,real wages have grown rapidly for Mexican workers.

The agreements between MNCs and international trade union organizations which commit the companies to observing standards and principles throughout their worldwide operations (codes of conduct)and have increased in the past few years are called:

Union-Management Relationships in Perspective

The History of Labor-Management Relationships

Legal Influences

Unions and Management: Key Participants in the Labor Relations Process

Why and How Unions Are Organized

Negotiating the Labor Agreement

Economic Issues

Administrative Issues

Resolving Negotiation Interestdisputes and the Use of Economic Pressure

Contract Administration

Labor and Employment Arbitration

Employee Discipline

Labor Relations in the Public Sector

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Exam 14: Labor Relations in Multinational Corporations and in Other Countries

Organized labor in the U.S.has benefited from the effects of U.S.MNCs on employment and labor relations.

Which of the following statements about NAFTA is NOT true?

All of the following are present obstacles to transnational bargaining with MNCs except:

Unions,as well as some governments,have asserted that collective bargaining on a national basis has considerable limitations in facing MNCs.

Collective bargaining in South America is far more common and unions are more sophisticated than in the United States.

American jobs have been lost in major industries,such as the automobile,steel,textile,footwear,and consumer electronics,whereas jobs in the aircraft,computers,entertainment,and finance industries have increased.

Which of the following statements about the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC)is false?

The agency that has become an effective voice for trade unions in the political arena and has the potential to become the spokesperson for European trade unions in collective bargaining is called the:

As a result of NAFTA,real wages have grown rapidly for Mexican workers.

The agreements between MNCs and international trade union organizations which commit the companies to observing standards and principles throughout their worldwide operations (codes of conduct)and have increased in the past few years are called:

Union-Management Relationships in Perspective

The History of Labor-Management Relationships

Legal Influences

Unions and Management: Key Participants in the Labor Relations Process

Why and How Unions Are Organized

Negotiating the Labor Agreement

Economic Issues

Administrative Issues

Resolving Negotiation Interestdisputes and the Use of Economic Pressure

Contract Administration

Labor and Employment Arbitration

Employee Discipline

Labor Relations in the Public Sector

Filters