Exam 12: Dealing With Employeemanagement Issues

Dockworkers were locked out of their jobs in 29 West Coast ports. Because many consumer goods used in the U.S. are transported from Asia to the U.S. through these ports, the lockout could have damaged the U.S. economy and security if allowed to continue. The U.S. president ordered the dockworkers back to work and both sides were ordered back to the bargaining table. Which of the following statements is the most accurate conclusion about the outcome of the labor dispute between the dockworkers union and shipping companies on the West Coast?

The concept of comparable worth holds that people who do jobs that require similar levels of education, training, and skills should receive equal pay.

During the 1920s and early 1930s, the Rosedale Shoe Factory was able to prevent workers from forming a union by requiring them to sign an employment contract in which they agreed not to join a union as a condition of employment. Rosedale Shoe Factory was making use of

The disparity in salaries is clearly reflected in the fact that the average executive compensation for a major company was $10.4 million, compared to about $38,000 that the average worker was compensated.

You've been on your hour-long lunch break for less than 45 minutes when your boss orders you to return to work immediately or lose an hour's pay. You complain that the current labor contract specifies a full hour for your lunch break and you still have over 15 minutes left. Your boss stands firm on his order for you to return to work. Under protest, you return to work, but plan to file a grievance. The first step you should take is to contact a(n)

Under a closed shop agreement, workers must agree not to join a union in order to keep their jobs.

A key difference between a mediator and an arbitrator is that

Identify and describe the major tactics used by unions and management when collective bargaining efforts break down.

The primary purpose of collective bargaining is to

Explain the difference between closed, open, union, and agency shop agreements. What impact did the Taft-Hartley Act have on the use of closed and union shop arrangements?

The National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) established the first minimum wage for workers.

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.

The law protects both women and men from sexual harassment.

In 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex harassment is prohibited by sexual harassment laws.

Workers who are hired to do the jobs of striking workers until the strike is over are often called "scabs" by the union.

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

________ is the use of a third party to encourage labor and management to continue negotiating in an effort to settle a labor dispute or achieve a mutually acceptable labor-management agreement.

Historically, managers were less concerned about productivity and more concerned with friendly relations among employees.

Despite their high pay, most CEOs work far fewer hours per week than the average employee in their companies.

In the late 1930s management at Atalanta Industries agreed to hire only those workers who were already members of the Electrical Union. Atalanta agreed to a type of arrangement known as a(n)