Exam 14: Labor Relations in Multinational Corporations and in Other Countries

Countries in Central and South America generally characterized as having comparatively advanced collective bargaining arrangements are:

Transnational collective bargaining will be commonplace in the near future because international labor organizations are so well organized and active in coordinating with one another.

Unions and corporations in the United States have a substantial influence on labor relations in Canada.

In Great Britain,labor unions have substantial power because companies are compelled to negotiate with them by law.

Which of the following is a false statement about labor relations in Mexico?

Collective bargaining in South America is far more common and unions are more sophisticated than in the United States.

Which of the following statements about NAFTA is true?

Canada's labor relations system is affected by:

MNCs have an internal source of products and profits from facilities in several countries that can be used as leverage to bargain down wages,benefits,and other employment conditions. This practice is known as ________________ the union.

The majority of all workers in the United States are protected against termination without cause.

Which of the following is NOT true about MNCs?

Which one of the following elements characterizes labor relations in Australia?

Three unique characteristics of Japan's industrial relations system are:

Hourly compensation costs in the United States exceed those of most countries in Western Europe.

Organized labor in the United States is generally supportive of MNCs because they believe that MNCs improve wages for workers in the U.S.

Which method have unions been the most successful in implementing in their dealings with MNCs?

Which of the following statements about the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC)is false?

Compensation costs tend to be the highest in Western European countries. Which of the following groups of countries have relatively low compensation costs?

In Germany,"codetermination" provides works councils with rights to information and consultation on subjects such as manpower planning,change in work processes,working environment,and job content.

Unionization in most Western Europe countries is far more widespread than in the United States.