Exam 12: Comparative Labor Relations

The highest union density belongs to which country:

In Mexico,protection of materials during a strike is the responsibility of the:

Historically the labor movement in Great Britain has been closely tied to:

The social partnership arrangement in Ireland provides significant voice opportunities for workers at the workplace level.

The German system of codetermination includes two major features,works council and:

The Confederation of Mexican Workers was a strong opponent of the longtime ruling party in Mexico.

Describe the similarities and differences between the Canadian labor relations system and the U.S.labor relations systems.

Codetermination is a formal system of employee voice that entitles employees to participation in workplace decision-making.

Just like in the U.S. ,company dominated unions are illegal in Great Britain.

The Irish labor relations system uses a social partnership of labor,business and the government to negotiate _______________________________ agreements on social and economic issues.

The most influential union in Mexico is known as the _______________________________.

France's system of political or _______________________________ unionism relies on political mobilization and political strikes to further each union's broad social agenda rather than on specific workplace collective bargaining.

Explain the concept of codetermination and works councils as they apply to German labor relations.

Until 1980,the most notable feature of Ireland's labor relations system was:

A key feature of the labor-management relations in France is the stability of the social partnership arrangement between labor,management,and the government.

The key difference between the Japanese labor relations system and that of the U.S.is:

Another name for sector bargaining might be:

Lifetime employment,job rotation,seniority based pay,and broad job classifications increase Japanese employees' sense of identification with their employer,rather than with their job

How levels of support for unionization,lack of a socialist movement,legal protection of individuals rather than unions,and intense employer resistance to unions has led some to claim that U.S.labor relations are ________________.

In the Soviet Union _______________________________ unionism created two roles for unions: to facilitate the state's production goals and to protect individual workers from abusive managers.