Exam 12: Comparative Labor Relations

The most influential union federation in Mexico is called the Confederation de Trabajadores Mexico or the Confederation of Mexican Workers.

Establishing and maintaining a union is easier under Canadian law than under U.S. law.

Japanese labor law was established by the U.S. and occupation authorities at the end of World War II and based on the U.S. and model of labor relations.

It is important to study labor relations across countries for all of the following reasons except:

As their power has declined with the legal reforms of the Conservative government, British unions are starting to look more toward the European Union as a way to improve labor standards and public policy favoring workers and their representatives.

Outside North America, collective bargaining is dominated by employer associations, rather than individual companies.

French unions tend to be more militant and reformist than unions in other industrialized countries.

Which of the following is not a right granted to German works councils?

U.S. labor relations are exceptional because of the:

The ACFTU's traditional responsibilities focus on maintaining labor discipline to promote the national agenda and not to represent workers' interests in negotiations with employers.

Canadian provinces provide for ___________________________________ and instant elections to establish a union.

In general, labor relations systems in Sweden and other Nordic countries are similar to those in Germany.

In France, employees have several forms of workplace-level employee representation such as employee delegates and work committees.

Under German labor relations law, employees are given representation:

Just like in the U.S., company dominated unions are illegal in Great Britain.

Which of the following is not a characteristics found in labor relations in New Zealand?

Explain the British system of voluntarism and describe the legal restrictions placed on labor-management relations. In what way does the Irish labor relations system differ from that of the British?

The All China Federation of Trade Unions is the only legal union federation in China.

China's ACFTU, the world's largest union, provides strong advocacy for Chinese workers' immediate labor conditions.