Question 1

Which of the following outcomes cannot generally be attributed to unions?

Accepted Answer

A) Higher income and living standards for workers. 
B) Greater protection for workers against unfair treatment by employers. 
C) Greater flexibility in work rules. 
D) Greater emphasis on legislation and social programs that assist working people.

Question 2

Regardless of the impact on productivity or efficiency,it is argued that industrial democracy is important to the U.S.because:

Accepted Answer

A) Democracy is often the most efficient means by which to make decisions. 
B) A country cannot truly value the concept of democracy without supporting democratic principles in the workplace. 
C) In a democratic society,businesses can be an important training ground in which individuals learn to express their voice. 
D) All of the above

Question 3

One important goal of U.S.labor law is to increase purchasing power of workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A key role of unions is to negotiate work rules and practices that ensure fair treatment of employees by their managers and employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights issued by the United Nations,it is considered a basic human right for:

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals to have the right to form and join trade unions for their own protection and the protection of others. 
B) Employers to have the right to unilaterally determine the terms and conditions of employment. 
C) Individuals to unilaterally determine the terms and conditions of their employment. 
D) Employers to form and join employer associations for their own protection and the protection of other employers.

Question 6

Part of the decline in union density may be due to the fact that newer entrants to the workforce are less likely to have ever experienced the benefits of unionization and therefore are less likely to become union members themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Business pressures for competitiveness and quality have affected the collective bargaining process in all of the following ways except:

Accepted Answer

A) Increased the need for flexibility in work rules. 
B) Increased the need for more specific,detailed contracts. 
C) Increased need for cooperation and employee involvement in work decisions. 
D) Increase need to communicate about the terms of a contract more than once every three years when the contract expires.

Question 8

Explain the fundamental conflict over property rights versus worker rights.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

An organization that allows its employees to exercise their voice in the workplace using democratic principles similar to those that are commonly accepted in a democratic society is one that exercises industrial democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In nonunion environments,management has unilateral control over when and how employees are allowed to express their voice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The _____________________ is a term used to describe the difference between the percentage of workers who express interest in representation in the workplace and the number that are unionized.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which of the following appears to be true about management and worker views on employee voice?

Accepted Answer

A) Managers prefer to negotiate with groups of employees,in order to get multiple perspectives at the same time. 
B) The majority of workers prefer to negotiate with management individually over workplace issues. 
C) Workers express a preference for representation in the workplace that is independent of management. 
D) Managers prefer for employees to have independent representation in the workplace.

Question 13

Compared to other countries,the system of labor relations in the U.S.is

Accepted Answer

A) Loosely regulated. 
B) Tightly regulated. 
C) Similarly regulated. 
D) Unfairly regulated.

Question 14

Most industrialized countries give employers wide latitude to dismiss employees "at will" (i.e. ,without a just cause. )

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Labor relations systems in other countries tend to follow a neoliberal market ideology,which sees the employment relationship as one in which balance between competing interests must be achieved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Neoliberal market ideology places the needs and rights of workers before efficiency and profits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A group of employees decide to walk off the job together to protest unsafe working conditions.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The employer can fire the workers. 
B) The employees actions are illegal because they do not have formal union representation. 
C) The employees' actions are legal because they are acting together to influence their working conditions. 
D) The employer can only fire the workers if they don't formally join or create a union.

Question 18

How does U.S.labor law strike a balance between efficiency,equity and voice?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

The number of U.S.workers who say they want representation or a "collective voice" at the workplace is very close to the number of workers that actually have it through unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Generally,if the majority of workers in a particular workplace want union representation,their employer is required by U.S.law to negotiate with them over wages,hours,and working conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Contemporary Labor Relations: Objectives, Practices, and Challenges

Which of the following outcomes cannot generally be attributed to unions?

Regardless of the impact on productivity or efficiency,it is argued that industrial democracy is important to the U.S.because:

One important goal of U.S.labor law is to increase purchasing power of workers.

A key role of unions is to negotiate work rules and practices that ensure fair treatment of employees by their managers and employers.

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights issued by the United Nations,it is considered a basic human right for:

Part of the decline in union density may be due to the fact that newer entrants to the workforce are less likely to have ever experienced the benefits of unionization and therefore are less likely to become union members themselves.

Business pressures for competitiveness and quality have affected the collective bargaining process in all of the following ways except:

Explain the fundamental conflict over property rights versus worker rights.

An organization that allows its employees to exercise their voice in the workplace using democratic principles similar to those that are commonly accepted in a democratic society is one that exercises industrial democracy.

In nonunion environments,management has unilateral control over when and how employees are allowed to express their voice.

The _____________________ is a term used to describe the difference between the percentage of workers who express interest in representation in the workplace and the number that are unionized.

Which of the following appears to be true about management and worker views on employee voice?

Compared to other countries,the system of labor relations in the U.S.is

Most industrialized countries give employers wide latitude to dismiss employees "at will" (i.e. ,without a just cause. )

Labor relations systems in other countries tend to follow a neoliberal market ideology,which sees the employment relationship as one in which balance between competing interests must be achieved.

Neoliberal market ideology places the needs and rights of workers before efficiency and profits.

A group of employees decide to walk off the job together to protest unsafe working conditions.Which of the following is true?

How does U.S.labor law strike a balance between efficiency,equity and voice?

The number of U.S.workers who say they want representation or a "collective voice" at the workplace is very close to the number of workers that actually have it through unions.

Generally,if the majority of workers in a particular workplace want union representation,their employer is required by U.S.law to negotiate with them over wages,hours,and working conditions.