Exam 13: What Should Labor Relations Do

Under a shareholder model, managers' primary obligation is to act in the best interests of:

One key proposal for transforming U.S. and labor law is to replace the certification process with works councils such as those found in Germany and other European countries.

Suppose you are among those who believe that the NLRA should be deregulated. Justify your position and describe how labor-management concerns would be addressed under your proposed model of labor relations.

_______________________________ changes to strengthen the NLRA are large, expansion or clarifications to the NLRA that would include changing the eligibility requirements, revising the election process, and banning strike replacements.

A _______________________________ union is one that represents only a minority of the employees in a given workplace.

Remedial changes proposed for the NLRA include increasing penalties and reducing delays in organizing.

Which of the following is not a criticism of U.S. labor law by organized labor?

The TEAM Act would have made it easier to form nonunion employee representation plans.

An enterprise contract provides a statement of an employer's commitment to allow the union and employee to be involved in ____________________, in exchange for a statement of the union/worker's commitment to ____________________.

In a recent meeting with the CEO and top executive management team, an HR manager was asked to present several possible HR responses to the economic downturn, including layoffs. This responsibility best illustrates the HR manager's role as:

One key proposal for transforming U.S. and labor law into something that better meets the needs of our modern society is to prohibit majority unions and replace them with nonmajority unions.

_______________________________ unionism sees labor unions as representatives of the entire working class and rejects the narrow business unionism that focuses on workplace collective bargaining in place of community, social and political activism.

When it comes to labor relations, which of the following would not be likely under a True stakeholder model of corporate governance?

Suppose you are among those who believe that the NLRA needs to be strengthened and reinforced. What kinds of changes might you advocate? Consider both legal decisions and legislative changes.

Professional sports, entertainers, and other occupations with high individual bargaining power tend to organize under:

A utilitarian and libertarianism ethics point of view is likely to see business' sole concern as profit generation rather than maximizing stakeholder interests.

The principle of maximizing shareholder value is most consistent with the ethics of:

Giving employees explicit rights to free speech, just cause dismissal, and information are three possibilities for transforming U.S. labor law.

A movement to bring free market ideas and private-sector management tools to the public sector is known as:

Unions are starting to push their agendas by pursing investment strategies that reinforce a broader social agenda rather than just simple short-term profits.