Exam 12: Comparative Labor Relations

In Germany, sector bargaining takes place at the regional level in a pattern bargaining fashion.

In France, collective bargaining takes place on 3 levels: _______________________________, industry, and company.

The social partnership arrangement in Ireland provides significant voice opportunities for workers at the workplace level.

Collective bargaining agreements in Mexico reflect:

The Irish labor relations system uses a social partnership of labor, business and the government to negotiate _______________________________ agreements on social and economic issues.

To protect the interests of workers, French unions use political pressure to get the government to enact favorable labor policies, rather than participating directly in policy-making.

The Irish social partnership is characterized by all of the following except:

The concept of exclusive representation applies to Great Britain.

Stalinist unionism refers to a labor relations system in which unions are controlled by the government and play a dual role to protect state and labor's interests.

The labor relations system in Great Britain illustrates the very important concept of ____________________.

A notable feature of the British labor movement is its close association with ____________________.

The German labor relations system has responded to the competitive pressures of globalization by increasing its standardization of contracts within and across industries.

For Europeans, the decision to join a union is often driven by the need or desire for higher pay and better benefits than a demonstration of worker solidarity.

In Eastern Europe, interunion competition has resulted from:

Canada's labor relations are modeled after ______________________________________________________.

Why might we expect labor relations practices around the world to converge to common practices? Is this occurring - why or why not?

Which of the following does not tend to be a problem with the labor relations system in China?

In Germany, each major industry has a dominant employer association and union that engage in _______________________________, or industry-wide bargaining, to produce a contract for the entire industry.

Under German law, workers in companies with at least _________employees are allowed to form a works council.

The degree of hostility toward unionization that is present in the U.S. is unique among democratic, industrialized countries.