Exam 5: Labor and Management: Strategies, Structures, and Constraints

Arguments that labor unions intrude on property rights reflect:

Social unionism sees labor unions as important participants in determining the political and civil outcomes in society.

Due to the decline in manufacturing in the U.S. ,manufacturing has one of the lowest union density rates among industries.

The most likely union avoidance strategy in a paternalistic/strategic organization is:

Which of the following groups typically has the highest union density rate?

The ________________________ model of representation views unions as institutions of worker participation,empowerment,and mobilization.

If you compare the power structure of the U.S.labor movement to that of different levels of government,the AFL-CIO is analogous to:

Companies pursuing a strategy of low cost are more likely to employ union suppression tactics than companies pursuing a strategy of differentiation.

Free speech and election provisions are both aspects of union democracy known as the ________________ dimension.

The organizing model of unionization sees unions as a collection of empowered workers who are involved in decision making and union activism.

When asked what he saw the role of the union to be in the coming years,one union representative replied,"To administer the contract for my members." This reply best illustrates:

The concept of "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" is most consistent with which ethical perspective:

The __________________ model of representation is one in which problems are solved for workers and not by workers.

A _________________________ local is a local union that represents multiple occupations in multiple workplaces and industries.

A partnership between management and the union in addressing workplace problems and issues is most likely to arise in a paternalistic organization with a union acceptance strategy.

A national union is most likely to take the lead in collective bargaining:

______________________ unionism focuses on establishing a framework of procedures in which workers are able to determine their own outcomes rather than a set of rigid rules that determine outcomes.

In what ways are traditional union models under pressure to change in the 21^st century and what are some of the changes taking place?

The servicing model of unionism can be best described as:

Over the past 40 years,the earnings gap between educated and uneducated workers has declined.