Exam 12: Comparative Labor Relations

In most industrialized countries, there is little support for unionization, significant employer resistance to unions, and weak support for a socialist movement.

In Canada, strike replacements are often not considered part of the bargaining unit and are not, therefore, entitled to vote on union matters.

Lifetime employment, job rotation, seniority based pay, and broad job classifications increase Japanese employees' sense of identification with their employer, rather than with their job.

In Great Britain, collective bargaining has traditionally occurred only when both management and labor voluntarily agree to engage in negotiations.

The key distinction between Irish labor relations and labor relations in Great Britain is:

Among democratic, industrialized countries, the U.S. has the lowest level of protection against workers' unjust dismissal.

In the Japanese system of enterprise unionism, unions represent all employees in a single company, including white-collar workers and low level managers.

Collective bargaining agreements are not legally enforceable in Mexico.

A works council is a workplace-level committee of employees granted codetermination, _______________________________ and information rights and elected to represent all workers in dealings with management.

In Canada, labor laws are generally determined at the:

Labor relations systems in the former Soviet Union are beginning to take on characteristics similar to the U.S. labor relations system.

In the developing countries of Asia, labor relations and labor issues take a backseat to industrial development.

France's system of political or _______________________________ unionism relies on political mobilization and political strikes to further each union's broad social agenda rather than on specific workplace collective bargaining.

An enterprise union only represents workers in a single ____________________.

According to German labor law, works councils must meet with employers on a regular monthly basis, at a minimum.

The Irish labor relations system is similar to that of Great Britain except that:

The balance between efficiency, equity, and voice in a voluntaristic system depends to a large extent on ____________________.

Britain's system of labor relations is particularly susceptible to swings in economic conditions that favor either the employer or employees.

Mexican workers are well protected by strong enforcement of Mexican labor laws as outlined in the Mexican Constitution.

Canadian union representation elections are conducted in the same manner as those in the U.S.