Exam 12: Dealing With Employeemanagement Issues

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

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

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

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

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

In recent years, many unions have begun to

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.