Exam 12: Dealing With Union and Employeemanagement Issues

Which of the following statements is the most accurate assessment of the historical role of the AFL in the labor movement? In its early years the AFL:

The main objectives of organized labor, better wages and shorter hours, have remained remarkably stable over time.

Tom Dash works as a researcher studying the effects of alcohol and drug abuse at a large research university on the east coast. The alcohol center's mission statement reads, "Our mission is to conduct, coordinate, and promote basic and clinical research on the causes, prevention, and treatment of alcoholism and alcoholic disease." Looking forward, which of the following statements are you likely to agree with?

Women have become a part of the labor force.

Jake remembers his grandfather telling him about going to work at 16 years of age in the coal mines of southern Illinois. In order to get the job, he had to agree to a yellow-dog contract. Essentially this meant he would only get the job if he agreed not to join a union.

A union that consists of members who are all skilled specialists in a particular trade is called an industrial guild.

In its early years, the AFL's strategy was to:

The AFL (American Federation of Labor) was initially intended to be a single craft union.

Today, over 70% of all companies require some type of drug testing.

A major difference between early labor organizations in the United States and today's labor unions is that the early labor groups often were temporary organizations that disbanded after achieving a short-range goal, while today's unions are permanent organizations.

The National Labor Relations Act gave labor the legal justification to pursue collective bargaining and other key labor issues.

The national Institute of Health estimates that each drug abuser can cost an employer approximately annually.

Which of the following topics is generally covered in a negotiated labor-management agreement?

The justification for dues or fees paid by nonunion members to the union in a(n) shop is that the union represents all workers in collective bargaining, not just those who belong to the union.

During the 1980s unions became increasingly concerned with the issues of job security and union recognition.

According to Sandra Timmermann, Director of Met Life's Mature Market Institute, the key job-related issue of the next decade will be:

The Taft-Hartley Act gave more power to management.

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

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

Miko began working for a company that operates under an open shop arrangement. Under this type of arrangement, Miko must join the union at her company within 90 days or she will lose her job.