Question 1

Which of the following are classified as mandatory bargaining issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Issues that have no direct impact on management 
B)  Internal affairs of the union 
C)  Issues that have a direct effect on union members' jobs 
D)  Issues that are statutorily outlawed 
A)  Issues that have no direct impact on management 
B)  Internal affairs of the union 
C)  Issues that have a direct effect on union members' jobs 
D)  Issues that are statutorily outlawed C

Question 2

How do unions demonstrate their effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

Unions demonstrate their effectiveness by negotiating contracts that improve employment conditions for their members,attract new members,and organize additional units.As an institution,the union desires security as the employees' representative through negotiated union shop agreements.

Question 3

Deregulation created competition in wages between union and nonunion sectors of the industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The derived demand for labor is more elastic if the:

Accepted Answer

A)  market demand for the final products is inelastic. 
B)  cost of labor is a significant part of the total product cost. 
C)  supply of materials is elastic. 
D)  supply of capital is elastic. 
A)  market demand for the final products is inelastic. 
B)  cost of labor is a significant part of the total product cost. 
C)  supply of materials is elastic. 
D)  supply of capital is elastic.

Question 5

_____ in basic industries has decreased the wages and employment of domestic workers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Prohibited bargaining 
B)  Global competition 
C)  Permissive bargaining 
D)  Unionization 
A)  Prohibited bargaining 
B)  Global competition 
C)  Permissive bargaining 
D)  Unionization

Question 6

Which of the following is true of a multiemployer bargaining unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  A single set of negotiators and negotiated wages applies to all members. 
B)  The contract expires at different times for all. 
C)  Each employer faces a product and service demand curve totally different from the market demand curve. 
D)  If the market demand for the employers' goods and services is quite inelastic,none of the wage increases can be passed. 
A)  A single set of negotiators and negotiated wages applies to all members. 
B)  The contract expires at different times for all. 
C)  Each employer faces a product and service demand curve totally different from the market demand curve. 
D)  If the market demand for the employers' goods and services is quite inelastic,none of the wage increases can be passed.

Question 7

How does the composition of the workforce affect productivity and labor costs of employers?

Accepted Answer

In general,worker productivity improves

Question 8

Which of the following is true of unionization in a competitive industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unions don't focus on competitive industry companies unless they are concentrated geographically. 
B)  Unionization in competitive industry requires not much of an effort. 
C)  Unions focus on competitive industry companies except when the employees prohibit any form of assistance. 
D)  Organizing one company gives the union all the bargaining power on wages. 
A)  Unions don't focus on competitive industry companies unless they are concentrated geographically. 
B)  Unionization in competitive industry requires not much of an effort. 
C)  Unions focus on competitive industry companies except when the employees prohibit any form of assistance. 
D)  Organizing one company gives the union all the bargaining power on wages.

Question 9

What does management do to meet investor objectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sell-off a higher-earning division. 
B)  They stay away from a possible spin off. 
C)  They shift investment from areas with increasing returns to those where improvement is never anticipated. 
D)  They try to maximize profits in their present operations. 
A)  They sell-off a higher-earning division. 
B)  They stay away from a possible spin off. 
C)  They shift investment from areas with increasing returns to those where improvement is never anticipated. 
D)  They try to maximize profits in their present operations.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of a conglomerate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has low bargaining power. 
B)  It is a business operating in several distinct industries. 
C)  Its parts depend on each other for components and processes. 
D)  It can never afford to take a long strike at any of its subsidiary. 
A)  It has low bargaining power. 
B)  It is a business operating in several distinct industries. 
C)  Its parts depend on each other for components and processes. 
D)  It can never afford to take a long strike at any of its subsidiary.

Question 11

The marginal supply curve represents additional cost associated with expanding the workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How did deregulation affect the airline industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had a relatively strong initial effect on mechanics' pay. 
B)  Pilots' salaries increased substantially. 
C)  Flight attendants' salaries decreased. 
D)  Pilots found alternative jobs in their occupation in other industries. 
A)  It had a relatively strong initial effect on mechanics' pay. 
B)  Pilots' salaries increased substantially. 
C)  Flight attendants' salaries decreased. 
D)  Pilots found alternative jobs in their occupation in other industries.

Question 13

Explain the labor-capital substitution.

Accepted Answer

Labor and capital are required to produc

Question 14

Which of the following is true about permissive bargaining issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not require a response. 
B)  They have a direct impact on management and labor costs. 
C)  They are statutorily outlawed. 
D)  Any party may go to impasse over the issue. 
A)  They do not require a response. 
B)  They have a direct impact on management and labor costs. 
C)  They are statutorily outlawed. 
D)  Any party may go to impasse over the issue.

Question 15

Which of the following takes place when an industry matures?

Accepted Answer

A)  It forces more efficient producers to increase prices to gain market share. 
B)  It forces the producers to substitute skilled craft work with cheaper labor. 
C)  It results in less standardized production methods thus forcing employers to hire low skilled labor. 
D)  It gets dominated by relatively few firms and the less dominant either mimic the leader or occupy niches. 
A)  It forces more efficient producers to increase prices to gain market share. 
B)  It forces the producers to substitute skilled craft work with cheaper labor. 
C)  It results in less standardized production methods thus forcing employers to hire low skilled labor. 
D)  It gets dominated by relatively few firms and the less dominant either mimic the leader or occupy niches.

Question 16

What does section 8(d)of the Taft-Hartley Act explain about collective bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  To bargain collectively is the performance of the mutual obligation of the employer and representative of the employees. 
B)  Employer and union are prohibited from bargaining collectively on any topic except wages and hours. 
C)  No party can request for a written contract incorporating agreement reached. 
D)  Each party is obligated to reach an agreement or make a concession. 
A)  To bargain collectively is the performance of the mutual obligation of the employer and representative of the employees. 
B)  Employer and union are prohibited from bargaining collectively on any topic except wages and hours. 
C)  No party can request for a written contract incorporating agreement reached. 
D)  Each party is obligated to reach an agreement or make a concession.

Question 17

Nonunion competition is reduced by requiring equivalent pattern agreements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

List some of the steps that a firm can take to increase profitability.

Accepted Answer

Management seeks to maximize profits in

Question 19

The Railway Labor Act injected the federal government into transportation negotiations in the form of the National Mediation Board.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____ enabled new companies to enter the industry and created competition in wages between union and nonunion sectors of the industries.

Accepted Answer

A)  Accretion 
B)  Craft severance 
C)  Pattern bargaining 
D)  Deregulation 
A)  Accretion 
B)  Craft severance 
C)  Pattern bargaining 
D)  Deregulation

Which of the following are classified as mandatory bargaining issues?

How do unions demonstrate their effectiveness?

Deregulation created competition in wages between union and nonunion sectors of the industries.

The derived demand for labor is more elastic if the:

_____ in basic industries has decreased the wages and employment of domestic workers.

Which of the following is true of a multiemployer bargaining unit?

How does the composition of the workforce affect productivity and labor costs of employers?

Which of the following is true of unionization in a competitive industry?

What does management do to meet investor objectives?

Which of the following is true of a conglomerate?

The marginal supply curve represents additional cost associated with expanding the workforce.

How did deregulation affect the airline industry?

Explain the labor-capital substitution.

Which of the following is true about permissive bargaining issues?

Which of the following takes place when an industry matures?

What does section 8(d)of the Taft-Hartley Act explain about collective bargaining?

Nonunion competition is reduced by requiring equivalent pattern agreements.

List some of the steps that a firm can take to increase profitability.

The Railway Labor Act injected the federal government into transportation negotiations in the form of the National Mediation Board.

_____ enabled new companies to enter the industry and created competition in wages between union and nonunion sectors of the industries.

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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Exam 8: The Environment for Bargaining

Which of the following are classified as mandatory bargaining issues?

How do unions demonstrate their effectiveness?

Deregulation created competition in wages between union and nonunion sectors of the industries.

The derived demand for labor is more elastic if the:

_____ in basic industries has decreased the wages and employment of domestic workers.

Which of the following is true of a multiemployer bargaining unit?

How does the composition of the workforce affect productivity and labor costs of employers?

Which of the following is true of unionization in a competitive industry?

What does management do to meet investor objectives?

Which of the following is true of a conglomerate?

The marginal supply curve represents additional cost associated with expanding the workforce.

How did deregulation affect the airline industry?

Explain the labor-capital substitution.

Which of the following is true about permissive bargaining issues?

Which of the following takes place when an industry matures?

What does section 8(d)of the Taft-Hartley Act explain about collective bargaining?

Nonunion competition is reduced by requiring equivalent pattern agreements.

List some of the steps that a firm can take to increase profitability.

The Railway Labor Act injected the federal government into transportation negotiations in the form of the National Mediation Board.

_____ enabled new companies to enter the industry and created competition in wages between union and nonunion sectors of the industries.

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

Filters