Exam 12: Dealing With Employee-Management Issues and Relationships

A(n)__________ occurs when a union encourages its members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm involved in a labor dispute.

Last week,Angie was approached by two of her coworkers during the lunch break pressuring her to sign a card check in favor of organizing a union.The card check is currently a NLRB (National Labor Relations Board)approved method of finalizing unionization.

A(n)___________ is a court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something.

Which of the following tactics would management be most likely to use during a labor-management dispute?

Union shops are illegal in the state of North Carolina.This means that North Carolina:

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),16% of job-related fatalities is homicide.

Ashleigh has played a number of supporting roles on TV sitcoms.In her last role,she understood her contract to obligate her to perform in 22 episodes for a stipend of $500 per episode.After completion of 11 episodes,Ashleigh became ill and was unable to complete the episodes in a timely manner.The studio claimed that Ashleigh broke her contract and they are not obligated to pay her.She is confident that an impartial third party will view her circumstances as exceptional and will rule that she be reimbursed for the 11 performances.She has agreed to mediation.

Mississippi has passed a right-to-work law,which means that union shops are illegal in the state.

Which of the following statements about the costs of elder care is most accurate?

Under a(n)___________ shop agreement,workers must belong to the union before they are hired.

Small firms often offer innovative child-care programs as a way of competing for qualified employees.

Which of the following statements is the most accurate assessment of the historical role of the AFL in the labor movement? In its early years the AFL:

Today,a woman usually receives a salary that is equal to approximately 80% of her male counterpart.

Alcohol and drug abuse are serious workplace issues but they involve far fewer workers than AIDS does.

During the 1980s,unions became increasingly concerned with the issues of:

Drug problems among workers is costing the U.S.economy upwards of ______ in lost work,health care costs,and even crime and accidents.

___________ are workers a company hires to replace workers who are out on strike.

Union membership has declined in recent years.What has led to this decline and what can unions do to turn this trend around?

Harassment that creates an intimidating,or offensive work environment falls under the type of sexual harassment known as a(n):

Over the next decade costs associated with elder care are likely to have a much smaller impact on businesses than child-care costs.