Question 1

Merging unions:

Accepted Answer

A) Increases membership and financial solvency. 
B) Increases competition among unions. 
C) Increases aggressiveness of local union leaders in meeting the needs of their members. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Increases membership and financial solvency. 
B) Increases competition among unions. 
C) Increases aggressiveness of local union leaders in meeting the needs of their members. 
D) All of the above.

Question 2

Job control unionism values worker participation in management decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A type of unionism that is well-suited to individuals that identify more with their occupation than they do with a particular company or industry is:

Accepted Answer

A) Business unionism. 
B) Industrial unionism. 
C) Craft unionism. 
D) Job control unionism. 
A) Business unionism. 
B) Industrial unionism. 
C) Craft unionism. 
D) Job control unionism.

Question 4

Explain the typical philosophy of unionism embraced by U.S.labor unions.

Accepted Answer

U.S.labor unions have traditionally embr

Question 5

Union substitution refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) Management policies and practices adopted to keep unions out by making them unnecessary. 
B) Tactics such as harassment,demotion,or firing of union supporters. 
C) Elections in which workers vote out their current union in favor of an alternative union. 
D) Laws and regulations that provide the same or similar benefits as unions. 
A) Management policies and practices adopted to keep unions out by making them unnecessary. 
B) Tactics such as harassment,demotion,or firing of union supporters. 
C) Elections in which workers vote out their current union in favor of an alternative union. 
D) Laws and regulations that provide the same or similar benefits as unions.

Question 6

What is a union federation and what role does it play in protecting worker rights?

Accepted Answer

A union federation is an association of

Question 7

The United Auto Workers represents all workers at a large auto parts manufacturing company.Included in the bargaining unit are welders,electricians,factory line workers,and workers who load and unload stock.This model of unionism is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) Business unionism. 
B) Industrial unionism. 
C) Job control unionism. 
D) Craft unionism. 
A) Business unionism. 
B) Industrial unionism. 
C) Job control unionism. 
D) Craft unionism.

Question 8

In the U.S. ,local union leadership is usually appointed by the regional or national president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A union avoidance strategy in an autocratic workplace would likely consist of:

Accepted Answer

A) Participatory human resource management practices. 
B) Adversarial human resource management practices. 
C) HR practices that make the union unnecessary. 
D) HR practices that are aimed at suppressing union activity. 
A) Participatory human resource management practices. 
B) Adversarial human resource management practices. 
C) HR practices that make the union unnecessary. 
D) HR practices that are aimed at suppressing union activity.

Question 10

The ethical perspective that is most closely aligned with mainstream economic values of welfare maximization is the utility perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In a national union,a division or conference refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) A periodic meeting held to discuss national union issues. 
B) A branch of the union that focuses on particular industries or important occupations. 
C) A department that focuses on things like union organizing,collective bargaining,research or education. 
D) A branch of the union that focuses on a particular region of the country. 
A) A periodic meeting held to discuss national union issues. 
B) A branch of the union that focuses on particular industries or important occupations. 
C) A department that focuses on things like union organizing,collective bargaining,research or education. 
D) A branch of the union that focuses on a particular region of the country.

Question 12

Describe how financial markets influence the labor relations environment.

Accepted Answer

Financial markets have influence the lab

Question 13

A union constitution is a document that spells out election procedures,by-laws,and other procedures for each national union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The key problem with financialization,from a labor relations perspective,is that it places too much emphasis on investing in new technology and equipment,rather than on investing in employee training and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A union suppression strategy sees employees as assets so policies are designed to train and reward employees to prevent them from wanting a union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Compare and contrast democracy in unions with democracy in corporations.

Accepted Answer

Unions are more democratic organizations

Question 17

Advocates for the organizing model of unionization have the greatest concern about unions' records on which dimension of union democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) Substantive. 
B) Behavioral. 
C) Procedural. 
D) None of the above are concerns. 
A) Substantive. 
B) Behavioral. 
C) Procedural. 
D) None of the above are concerns.

Question 18

Does competition between unions help or hurt workers?

Accepted Answer

Competition between unions can hurt unio

Question 19

Plant closings,refusing to hire pro-union applicants,firing or harassing union supporters and using permanent strike replacements are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) Participatory management. 
B) Adversarial HR management. 
C) Union suppression. 
D) Union substitution. 
A) Participatory management. 
B) Adversarial HR management. 
C) Union suppression. 
D) Union substitution.

Question 20

Union density in the U.S.is approximately 13.0% of the workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Merging unions:

Job control unionism values worker participation in management decision making.

A type of unionism that is well-suited to individuals that identify more with their occupation than they do with a particular company or industry is:

Explain the typical philosophy of unionism embraced by U.S.labor unions.

Union substitution refers to:

What is a union federation and what role does it play in protecting worker rights?

The United Auto Workers represents all workers at a large auto parts manufacturing company.Included in the bargaining unit are welders,electricians,factory line workers,and workers who load and unload stock.This model of unionism is best described as:

In the U.S. ,local union leadership is usually appointed by the regional or national president.

A union avoidance strategy in an autocratic workplace would likely consist of:

The ethical perspective that is most closely aligned with mainstream economic values of welfare maximization is the utility perspective.

In a national union,a division or conference refers to:

Describe how financial markets influence the labor relations environment.

A union constitution is a document that spells out election procedures,by-laws,and other procedures for each national union.

The key problem with financialization,from a labor relations perspective,is that it places too much emphasis on investing in new technology and equipment,rather than on investing in employee training and development.

A union suppression strategy sees employees as assets so policies are designed to train and reward employees to prevent them from wanting a union.

Compare and contrast democracy in unions with democracy in corporations.

Advocates for the organizing model of unionization have the greatest concern about unions' records on which dimension of union democracy?

Does competition between unions help or hurt workers?

Plant closings,refusing to hire pro-union applicants,firing or harassing union supporters and using permanent strike replacements are all examples of:

Union density in the U.S.is approximately 13.0% of the workforce.

Contemporary Labor Relations: Objectives, Practices, and Challenges

Labor Unions: Good or Bad

Historical Development

Labor Law

Union Organizing

Bargaining

Impasse, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution

Contract Clauses and Their Administration

Flexibility, Empowerment, and Partnership

Globalization

Comparative Labor Relations

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

Merging unions:

Job control unionism values worker participation in management decision making.

A type of unionism that is well-suited to individuals that identify more with their occupation than they do with a particular company or industry is:

Explain the typical philosophy of unionism embraced by U.S.labor unions.

Union substitution refers to:

What is a union federation and what role does it play in protecting worker rights?

The United Auto Workers represents all workers at a large auto parts manufacturing company.Included in the bargaining unit are welders,electricians,factory line workers,and workers who load and unload stock.This model of unionism is best described as:

In the U.S. ,local union leadership is usually appointed by the regional or national president.

A union avoidance strategy in an autocratic workplace would likely consist of:

The ethical perspective that is most closely aligned with mainstream economic values of welfare maximization is the utility perspective.

In a national union,a division or conference refers to:

Describe how financial markets influence the labor relations environment.

A union constitution is a document that spells out election procedures,by-laws,and other procedures for each national union.

The key problem with financialization,from a labor relations perspective,is that it places too much emphasis on investing in new technology and equipment,rather than on investing in employee training and development.

A union suppression strategy sees employees as assets so policies are designed to train and reward employees to prevent them from wanting a union.

Compare and contrast democracy in unions with democracy in corporations.

Advocates for the organizing model of unionization have the greatest concern about unions' records on which dimension of union democracy?

Does competition between unions help or hurt workers?

Plant closings,refusing to hire pro-union applicants,firing or harassing union supporters and using permanent strike replacements are all examples of:

Union density in the U.S.is approximately 13.0% of the workforce.

Contemporary Labor Relations: Objectives, Practices, and Challenges

Labor Unions: Good or Bad

Historical Development

Labor Law

Union Organizing

Bargaining

Impasse, Strikes, and Dispute Resolution

Contract Clauses and Their Administration

Flexibility, Empowerment, and Partnership

Globalization

Comparative Labor Relations

What Should Labor Relations Do?

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