Question 1

QWL programs generally operate within labor agreement grievance handling procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

American owners of capital generally can benefit from the use of illegal alien labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) grew by over 175,000 new members in one year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following would likely not discourage unionization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreasing employee communications 
B)  Instituting valid performance reviews 
C)  Establishing fair grievance procedures 
D)  Promoting potential union leaders to management 
A)  Decreasing employee communications 
B)  Instituting valid performance reviews 
C)  Establishing fair grievance procedures 
D)  Promoting potential union leaders to management

Question 5

Henry Ford and Frederick Taylor can be credited with creating the work principles still largely used in U.S. workplaces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 2007, the ___________ unions created growth plans that focus on new organizational efforts.

Accepted Answer

A)  AFL-CIO 
B)  UNITE 
C)  CTW 
D)  PACE 
A)  AFL-CIO 
B)  UNITE 
C)  CTW 
D)  PACE

Question 7

The National Women's Trade Union League adopted all of the following as goals for the organization in 1907 except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Equal pay for equal work 
B)  Full citizenship for women 
C)  An eight-hour workday 
D)  Overtime pay 
A)  Equal pay for equal work 
B)  Full citizenship for women 
C)  An eight-hour workday 
D)  Overtime pay

Question 8

QWL programs may alter future labor-management relations by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Using joint labor-management committees to resolve disputes. 
B)  Giving workers greater input in shop floor decision-making and problem solving. 
C)  Having less employee participation in job-related problem handling. 
D)  Having stricter rules for efficiency. 
A)  Using joint labor-management committees to resolve disputes. 
B)  Giving workers greater input in shop floor decision-making and problem solving. 
C)  Having less employee participation in job-related problem handling. 
D)  Having stricter rules for efficiency.

Question 9

PACE is a new international federation of unions largely dedicated to reversing the loss of market share and number of union members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 2005, a merger between the U.S. Steelworkers and the Paper, Allied - Industrial Chemical and Energy Workers International formed a union called IAWAW.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

About 59% of national unions use technology to track organizing efforts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When asked, union leaders were eager to participate with management in deciding issues such as financial policies, product pricing, and product manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the occupations below showed an increase in union organizing in Los Angeles County and Cleveland, Ohio?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medical secretaries 
B)  Personal and home care aides 
C)  Human services workers 
D)  Doctors and nurses 
A)  Medical secretaries 
B)  Personal and home care aides 
C)  Human services workers 
D)  Doctors and nurses

Question 14

To most effectively increase its percentage of the labor force in the 1990s, the union movement should increase its appeal to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Teens 
B)  Hispanics 
C)  Management 
D)  Women 
A)  Teens 
B)  Hispanics 
C)  Management 
D)  Women

Question 15

The following principles: fractionalization of work; "One best way" theory; dividing the workforce; and protecting the process from the worker, all originated from which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Principles of the Professional Workplace 
B)  Principles of Unifie 
C)  d Teams 
D)  Principles of Union Density 
E)  Principles of Scientific Management 
A)  Principles of the Professional Workplace 
B)  Principles of Unifie 
C)  d Teams 
D)  Principles of Union Density 
E)  Principles of Scientific Management

Question 16

Union members generally view national unions as large and powerful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Agricultural revolution refers to all of the improvements listed below except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rotation of crops to keep soil fertile. 
B)  New breeding techniques of animal stock. 
C)  Expansion of farmland. 
D)  Draining of swamplands. 
A)  Rotation of crops to keep soil fertile. 
B)  New breeding techniques of animal stock. 
C)  Expansion of farmland. 
D)  Draining of swamplands.

Question 18

The key for growth in union membership in the 2000s is their ability to organize high growth occupations where they have generally been unsuccessful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The union formed and organized by southern African Americans in 1870 was called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  National Colored Labor Union (NCLU). 
B)  Maryland Freedom Union (MFU). 
C)  Industrial Union. 
D)  Mississippi Freedom Labor Union. 
A)  National Colored Labor Union (NCLU). 
B)  Maryland Freedom Union (MFU). 
C)  Industrial Union. 
D)  Mississippi Freedom Labor Union.

Question 20

The national American Federation of Labor 
(AFL) supported the admission of women and African Americans as full voting members of the union as early as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  1980 
B)  1964 
C)  1945 
D)  1926 
A)  1980 
B)  1964 
C)  1945 
D)  1926

QWL programs generally operate within labor agreement grievance handling procedures.

American owners of capital generally can benefit from the use of illegal alien labor.

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) grew by over 175,000 new members in one year.

Which of the following would likely not discourage unionization?

Henry Ford and Frederick Taylor can be credited with creating the work principles still largely used in U.S. workplaces.

In 2007, the ___________ unions created growth plans that focus on new organizational efforts.

The National Women's Trade Union League adopted all of the following as goals for the organization in 1907 except:

QWL programs may alter future labor-management relations by:

PACE is a new international federation of unions largely dedicated to reversing the loss of market share and number of union members.

In 2005, a merger between the U.S. Steelworkers and the Paper, Allied - Industrial Chemical and Energy Workers International formed a union called IAWAW.

About 59% of national unions use technology to track organizing efforts.

When asked, union leaders were eager to participate with management in deciding issues such as financial policies, product pricing, and product manufacturing.

Which of the occupations below showed an increase in union organizing in Los Angeles County and Cleveland, Ohio?

To most effectively increase its percentage of the labor force in the 1990s, the union movement should increase its appeal to _____.

The following principles: fractionalization of work; "One best way" theory; dividing the workforce; and protecting the process from the worker, all originated from which one of the following?

Union members generally view national unions as large and powerful.

The Agricultural revolution refers to all of the improvements listed below except:

The key for growth in union membership in the 2000s is their ability to organize high growth occupations where they have generally been unsuccessful.

The union formed and organized by southern African Americans in 1870 was called the:

The national American Federation of Labor (AFL) supported the admission of women and African Americans as full voting members of the union as early as _____.

The American Labor Movement

Establishing a Bargaining Process

Organizational Campaigns

The Negotiation Process

Collective Bargaining: Strategies and Tactics

Compensation Issues

Employee Benefits

Seniority Rights

Contract Implementation

Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures

The Arbitration Process

Comparative Global Industrial Relations

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Exam 2: The Changing Workplace

QWL programs generally operate within labor agreement grievance handling procedures.

American owners of capital generally can benefit from the use of illegal alien labor.

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) grew by over 175,000 new members in one year.

Which of the following would likely not discourage unionization?

Henry Ford and Frederick Taylor can be credited with creating the work principles still largely used in U.S. workplaces.

In 2007, the ___________ unions created growth plans that focus on new organizational efforts.

The National Women's Trade Union League adopted all of the following as goals for the organization in 1907 except:

QWL programs may alter future labor-management relations by:

PACE is a new international federation of unions largely dedicated to reversing the loss of market share and number of union members.

In 2005, a merger between the U.S. Steelworkers and the Paper, Allied - Industrial Chemical and Energy Workers International formed a union called IAWAW.

About 59% of national unions use technology to track organizing efforts.

When asked, union leaders were eager to participate with management in deciding issues such as financial policies, product pricing, and product manufacturing.

Which of the occupations below showed an increase in union organizing in Los Angeles County and Cleveland, Ohio?

To most effectively increase its percentage of the labor force in the 1990s, the union movement should increase its appeal to _____.

The following principles: fractionalization of work; "One best way" theory; dividing the workforce; and protecting the process from the worker, all originated from which one of the following?

Union members generally view national unions as large and powerful.

The Agricultural revolution refers to all of the improvements listed below except:

The key for growth in union membership in the 2000s is their ability to organize high growth occupations where they have generally been unsuccessful.

The union formed and organized by southern African Americans in 1870 was called the:

The national American Federation of Labor (AFL) supported the admission of women and African Americans as full voting members of the union as early as _____.

The American Labor Movement

Establishing a Bargaining Process

Organizational Campaigns

The Negotiation Process

Collective Bargaining: Strategies and Tactics

Compensation Issues

Employee Benefits

Seniority Rights

Contract Implementation

Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures

The Arbitration Process

Comparative Global Industrial Relations

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