Deck 18: Enhancing Union-Management Relations

Question 1

What was Samuel Gompers core belief regarding the goals of the union?

A) The goals of the union should be those of its leaders rather than those of its members.
B) The CIO has primarily sought to change the existing business system,just as some of the earlier unions did.
C) If the union is to survive,capitalism must be overthrown.
D) Without the ability to strike,union members would have no leverage in making their demands of employers.
E) The IWW was the model union for the AFL.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

One of the biggest differences between unions of the 1950s and unions of today is

A) the us-versus-them mentality of unions of the 1950s does not stand out today.
B) the mentality of unions that they can work as partners with employers to achieve the best results because all that was prominent in the 1950s does not exist today.
C) unions of the 1950s mainly represented workers with respect to wages and working conditions,which is not the case today.
D) whereas unions mainly looked out for their own interests in the 1950s,they look out for the interests of their members more so today.
E) whereas unions mainly looked out for the interests of their members in the 1950s,they look out for their own interests more so today.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Unions derive their negotiating power from two sources: laws that guarantee and regulate negotiations and

A) lobbyists on Capitol Hill.
B) strong union leadership.
C) financial gifts from supporters.
D) the number of union members.
E) public support of higher wages.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Who was the first president of the American Federation of Labor?

A) Uriah Stephens
B) George Meany
C) Samuel Gompers
D) John L.Lewis
E) Jimmy Hoffa

Question 5

Which employee group instituted the first known strike in the United States? They stopped working because of demands for higher wages.

A) Textile workers
B) Teamsters
C) Coal miners
D) Printers
E) Railroad workers

Question 6

What is the term given to National Basketball Association players ceasing to play when they were unable to negotiate a suitable contract,and continuing to sit out rather than play until an agreement could be reached?

A) Embargo
B) Strike
C) Boycott
D) Collective bargaining
E) Walkout

Question 7

The AFL-CIO may represent all of the following occupations except

A) actors,painters,and barbers.
B) carpenters,painters,and construction workers.
C) teachers,postal workers,and retail clerks.
D) administrators,board members,and managers.
E) firefighters,bricklayers,and newspaper reporters.

Question 8

What was the goal of the Industrial Workers of the World?

A) Eliminate depersonalization of workers
B) Improve the moral standards of labor and business
C) Improve its members' living standards
D) Overthrow capitalism
E) Take over the steel industry

Question 9

A group of carpenters who are members of the AFL-CIO join with their company's management for the purpose of redesigning the job duties of a certain class of carpenter.This collaboration is best described as a

A) long-range strategic partnership.
B) union-management relationship.
C) round table discussion.
D) limited partnership.
E) collective-bargaining agreement.

Question 10

Which of the following would best describe the major philosophical difference between the Knights of Labor and the AFL?

A) Knights of Labor sought to work within the system rather than change it.
B) AFL believed striking was an effective labor weapon.
C) AFL chose to concentrate on moral as well as social reform.
D) Knights of Labor sought the overthrow of capitalism.
E) Knights of Labor required high annual dues of its membership.

Question 11

The truth about unions today is that they _________

A) are not nearly as prominent and thus not as powerful as they were in the 1950s.
B) are more powerful today than they were in the 1950s.
C) are used less today because they have proved to be ineffective.
D) have grown in size,giving them more money to pay their employees,but they have not increased their effectiveness in helping their members.
E) will remain a powerful force in particular industries,regardless of their loss of prominence.

Question 12

Organizations of both skilled and unskilled workers in the same industry have formed _________

A) industrial unions.
B) closed shops.
C) craft unions.
D) union crafts.
E) arbitrators.

Question 13

All of the following have been given as possible reasons for a gradual decline in union membership except that _______

A) firms moving to the Sunbelt tend to hire nonunion workers.
B) federal laws make union membership difficult.
C) heavily unionized industries have not been growing as rapidly as nonunion industries.
D) the largest growth seems to be in nonunion service industries.
E) workers do not share the need to unionize because management satisfies their needs better today.

Question 14

What was the basis for the disputes between the AFL when they began to argue with the CIO in the mid-1900s?

A) The relative size and power of each of the unions
B) Which union represented unskilled workers and which represented skilled workers
C) One union should cease to exist because they were redundant
D) Which union had the right to represent particular groups of employees
E) Which union was more effective at winning benefits for its employees through the use of strikes

Question 15

What has been the most significant event in labor history since World War II?

A) The merger of the AFL and CIO
B) A downturn in union membership
C) Strikes,which caused public opinion to shift against unions
D) The emergence of new negotiating tactics
E) The merger of the IWW and AFL

Question 16

What was the major accomplishment of the Industrial Workers of the World union?

A) Play a major role in politics
B) Make the AFL seem less threatening
C) Keep labor unions from growing
D) Prevent the use of strikes
E) Demand a reduced workday

Question 17

The overriding theme in strategic union-management partnerships is that

A) they focus on cooperative relationships,working together,and joint decision making.
B) they benefit the unions more than the members they represent.
C) the unions become a weaker part of the decision-making process because their members,employees of the companies,are given more empowerment in the process.
D) they are concerned more about arguing over contractual rights than working toward mutual gain.
E) unions and management argue on a broad array of issues,such as performance expectations and organizational structure,and they most often disagree because they have different sets of goals in mind.

Question 18

If you were an over-the-road truck driver who wants to learn how to help other drivers at your company organize a union.You would most likely contact the

A) United Auto Workers.
B) Teamsters Union.
C) Knights of Labor.
D) American Federation of Labor (AFL).
E) Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

Question 19

If the AFL-CIO were to set up a long-range strategic partnership with a company,which of the following could be included in the agreement?

A) Less employee involvement
B) Decreased worker accountability
C) Decreased worker responsibility and thus less stress
D) Increased costs
E) Increased worker participation in decision making

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the goals of The Knights of Labor?

A) Elimination of unions
B) Use of the strike weapon
C) Strongly supporting mass-production technology because of its positive effect on workers
D) Overthrow capitalism for a better system
E) Attempting both social and moral reform among employees

Question 21

Which of the following is a benefit for management that results from union-management partnerships?

A) More decision-making opportunities
B) More responsibility
C) More credibility
D) Lower costs
E) Less supervision

Question 22

Which of the following is a benefit for workers that results from union-management partnerships?

A) Increased revenue
B) Greater customer satisfaction
C) Increased job security
D) More strength
E) Increased membership