Exam 12: Comparative Labor Relations

For Europeans,the decision to join a union is often driven by the need or desire for higher pay and better benefits than a demonstration of worker solidarity.

While collective bargaining agreements in France are generally weak when compared to U.S.agreements,this is offset by:

Collective bargaining and workplace representation have increased in France since the 1980's but they have declined in the U.S.

The __________________________________________ Act grants labor unions immunity from lawsuits charging breach of contract or for striking.

In Germany,sector bargaining takes place at the regional level in a pattern bargaining fashion.

The concept of exclusive representation applies to Great Britain.

Works councils have a clear,positive impact on economic efficiency of German companies and the German economy as a whole.

Mexico's constitution was the first to address both social and economic rights of workers.

Canadian labor law is patterned after the _______________________ labor relations system.

Many Canadian workers are represented by U.S.unions in their dealings with their employer.

Labor protections for Mexican workers are spelled out in the _______________________________.

Canadian labor unions are moving toward a _______________________________ philosophy in which labor has a more militant,activist role in society.

Communist and socialist unions have not always supported collective bargaining because it is believe that signing a contract:

What is sector bargaining and how is it important to German labor relations? How is sector bargaining changing in response to the pressures of globalization?

Due to the effects of globalization,national level labor relations policies and practices are becoming increasingly irrelevant.

Voluntarism is an institutionalized system of employee voice in which employees are entitled to participate in workplace decision-making.

The influence of the government on labor unions in Mexico is minimal.Most Mexican unions operate independent of the federal and local governments.

Japanese labor law was modeled after the ___________________ system of labor relations.

The labor relations system in Great Britain is known as _______________________________ because it requires the mutual agreement of management and labor to negotiate,rather than legal requirement to bargaining.

For Great Britain to move toward a works council model and a more European style of labor representation,significant changes would need to be made to its current labor law and culture.