Exam 1: Contemporary Labor Relations: Objectives, Practices, and Challenges

When an employer adopts an employee participation program,such as a workplace safety committee,it is most directly addressing which objective of the employment relationship?

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The concept of employee voice suggests that employees should have the right to express their opinions in the workplace but only if they are consistent with the majority of employees or with the employer's perspective.

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Explain why the traditional collective bargaining process in the U.S.has been criticized for producing collective bargaining agreements (or union contracts)that are incompatible with today's business needs.

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The traditional collective bargaining process has been criticized for producing collective bargaining agreements (union contracts)that are incompatible with today's business needs in three major ways.First,the business need for flexibility (efficiency)clashes with the lengthy contracts that spell out detailed work rules (equity).In addition,flexible compensation systems to promote and reward highly-performing employees can clash with equity if the systems are perceived by others as too subjective or unfair.The second major criticism is based on the business need for cooperation and employee involvement.These both clash with the traditional adversarial bargaining process in which labor and management use aggressive tactics to extract as many gains or concessions from the other side as their power allows.Third,the need for both flexibility and involvement is not well served by a process in which contracts are renegotiated every three years with little to no communication between these negotiating periods.

U.S.labor law tries to establish employer needs for efficiency as a priority over employees' need for equity and voice.

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Lengthy,detailed,legally-binding union contracts have clashed with employers' need for greater _____________________ that they argue is necessary for adapting to today's competitive,fast-changing business environment.

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Question 5

The concept of equity refers to the objective of ___________________ when distributing the economic rewards that stem from the employment relationship.

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Question 6

Explain the employment-at-will doctrine.How does this doctrine conflict with the belief that workers are more than just a commodity that can be bought and sold in a labor market.

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Question 7

Fundamentally,a labor union is a group of workers who join together to influence the nature of their employment.

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Question 8

The National Labor Relations Act has been criticized as an outdated piece of legislation that is hindering,rather than helping,America cope with the realities of the new global marketplace.Describe how work has changed since the NLRA was passed and discuss how these changes might conflict with the protections provided in the NLRA.

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Question 9

Describe what collective bargaining is and give some examples of the kinds of things that might be addressed in the collective bargaining process.

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Question 10

The essence of a labor union is that ___________________ join together to influence the nature of their employment.

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Question 11

In the United States,the negotiation process culminates in a contract that outlines the terms and conditions of employment which is called a _____________________ agreement.

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Question 12

In the United States,younger workers are:

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Question 13

How is the concept of industrial democracy consistent with the traditional values of the United States democratic system?

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In 2011,the Packers beat the HYPERLINK "http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/chi/chicago-bears" Chicago Bears in their bid for the Super Bowl.The next day a Chicago car salesman was fired for wearing a HYPERLINK "http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/gb/green-bay-packers" Green Bay Packers tie to work despite having sold 14 cars in the previous month.In the U.S.such a dismissal is considered illegal.

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Question 15

_____________________ occurs when representatives of the employer and representatives of its workers negotiate the terms and conditions of employment.

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Question 16

The crucial feature of collective bargaining is that management's traditional authority to unilaterally establish terms and conditions of employment is replaced by ____________________ negotiations.

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Question 17

When employers actively work to keep unions out of their workplace or are openly hostile toward unions it is known as _______________________.

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Question 18

Which of the following is not true about the decline in demand for unions in the U.S.?

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Question 19

The notion that workers should be entitled to the same democratic principles of participation in the workplace as they are entitled to in society is known as _____________________.

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When an employer adopts an employee participation program,such as a workplace safety committee,it is most directly addressing which objective of the employment relationship?

The concept of employee voice suggests that employees should have the right to express their opinions in the workplace but only if they are consistent with the majority of employees or with the employer's perspective.

Explain why the traditional collective bargaining process in the U.S.has been criticized for producing collective bargaining agreements (or union contracts)that are incompatible with today's business needs.

U.S.labor law tries to establish employer needs for efficiency as a priority over employees' need for equity and voice.

Lengthy,detailed,legally-binding union contracts have clashed with employers' need for greater _____________________ that they argue is necessary for adapting to today's competitive,fast-changing business environment.

The concept of equity refers to the objective of ___________________ when distributing the economic rewards that stem from the employment relationship.

Explain the employment-at-will doctrine.How does this doctrine conflict with the belief that workers are more than just a commodity that can be bought and sold in a labor market.

Fundamentally,a labor union is a group of workers who join together to influence the nature of their employment.

Describe what collective bargaining is and give some examples of the kinds of things that might be addressed in the collective bargaining process.

The essence of a labor union is that ___________________ join together to influence the nature of their employment.

In the United States,the negotiation process culminates in a contract that outlines the terms and conditions of employment which is called a _____________________ agreement.

In the United States,younger workers are:

How is the concept of industrial democracy consistent with the traditional values of the United States democratic system?

_____________________ occurs when representatives of the employer and representatives of its workers negotiate the terms and conditions of employment.

The crucial feature of collective bargaining is that management's traditional authority to unilaterally establish terms and conditions of employment is replaced by ____________________ negotiations.

When employers actively work to keep unions out of their workplace or are openly hostile toward unions it is known as _______________________.

Which of the following is not true about the decline in demand for unions in the U.S.?

The notion that workers should be entitled to the same democratic principles of participation in the workplace as they are entitled to in society is known as _____________________.

Labor Unions: Good or Bad

Historical Development

Labor Law

Labor and Management: Strategies, Structures, and Constraints

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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