Question 1

Employers are likely to be able to pass on the cost of a wage increase if they _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are in a competitive product market 
B)  are in a concentrated industry 
C)  are in a noncompetitive product market 
D)  sell products that have an elastic demand 
A)  are in a competitive product market 
B)  are in a concentrated industry 
C)  are in a noncompetitive product market 
D)  sell products that have an elastic demand

Question 2

Which of the following best describes coordinated bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dominant union chooses a major employer as a bargaining target 
B)  Bargaining in businesses operating in several distinct industries 
C)  Two or more national unions represent employees of a single major employer 
D)  A single set of negotiators speaks for all employers 
A)  Dominant union chooses a major employer as a bargaining target 
B)  Bargaining in businesses operating in several distinct industries 
C)  Two or more national unions represent employees of a single major employer 
D)  A single set of negotiators speaks for all employers

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of competitive markets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumers know very little about product attributes and prices. 
B)  The demand for goods and services is highly inelastic. 
C)  Producers are compelled to respond to price decreases. 
D)  There are relatively few producers selling similar products. 
A)  Consumers know very little about product attributes and prices. 
B)  The demand for goods and services is highly inelastic. 
C)  Producers are compelled to respond to price decreases. 
D)  There are relatively few producers selling similar products.

Question 4

Conglomerates cannot afford to take a long strike at any subsidiary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Employers are likely to be able to pass on the cost of a wage increase if they are in a noncompetitive product market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Employees unionize to obtain outcomes that they believe they are unable to obtain as individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why was the FMCS established?

Accepted Answer

A)  To help parties reach an agreement in simple situations only 
B)  To legislate rules for simple disputes that prohibited the use of strikes under any circumstances 
C)  To help parties reach an agreement during national emergency situations only 
D)  To define a set of union unfair labor practices to balance those that employers were forbidden to use 
A)  To help parties reach an agreement in simple situations only 
B)  To legislate rules for simple disputes that prohibited the use of strikes under any circumstances 
C)  To help parties reach an agreement during national emergency situations only 
D)  To define a set of union unfair labor practices to balance those that employers were forbidden to use

Question 8

Marginal revenue product is the value of the output produced by the existing workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is true about health and pension costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are largely determined by the control of the bargainers. 
B)  They are not related to the age of the workers. 
C)  They are not determined by the prices of financial services. 
D)  They are related to the prices of medical services. 
A)  They are largely determined by the control of the bargainers. 
B)  They are not related to the age of the workers. 
C)  They are not determined by the prices of financial services. 
D)  They are related to the prices of medical services.

Question 10

Pattern bargaining represents a form of quasi-industrywide bargaining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How does global competition affect unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reduces union bargaining power for representatives of employees. 
B)  It allows unions to bargain for higher wages because of the lack of skilled labor. 
C)  It increases the employment of domestic workers in basic industries. 
D)  It protects unionized employees against offshoring. 
A)  It reduces union bargaining power for representatives of employees. 
B)  It allows unions to bargain for higher wages because of the lack of skilled labor. 
C)  It increases the employment of domestic workers in basic industries. 
D)  It protects unionized employees against offshoring.

Question 12

Pattern bargaining has occurred frequently in companies in highly unionized fragmented industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is pattern bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union targets one dominant employer in a highly concentrated industry 
B)  Union bargains with many small employers from a particular geographic area 
C)  Union bargains with a large employer that has many competitors 
D)  Union bargains with a small employer who has many competitors 
A)  Union targets one dominant employer in a highly concentrated industry 
B)  Union bargains with many small employers from a particular geographic area 
C)  Union bargains with a large employer that has many competitors 
D)  Union bargains with a small employer who has many competitors

Question 14

With the focus moving from a corporate to a business-unit perspective,unions have gained leverage on economic issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How do integrated facilities affect an employer's ability to take on strikes?

Accepted Answer

When output from one plant is necessary

Question 16

Which of the following statements about competitive and/or concentrated markets is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In competitive industries,demand for a firm's product is highly inelastic. 
B)  The demand for each employer's products in concentrated industries is highly price-sensitive. 
C)  The labor demand in concentrated industries is less elastic than it is in the competitive situation. 
D)  Wage increase can be easily passed on to customers in competitive industries. 
A)  In competitive industries,demand for a firm's product is highly inelastic. 
B)  The demand for each employer's products in concentrated industries is highly price-sensitive. 
C)  The labor demand in concentrated industries is less elastic than it is in the competitive situation. 
D)  Wage increase can be easily passed on to customers in competitive industries.

Question 17

Under which act do bargaining units need to be organized on a craft basis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  Norris-La Guardia Act 
C)  Railway Labor Act 
D)  Wagner Act 
A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  Norris-La Guardia Act 
C)  Railway Labor Act 
D)  Wagner Act

Question 18

Economic theory suggests workers will be added until the added value of the additional output no longer exceeds the wage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is true about labor and World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  All disputes were put on hold until the war was over. 
B)  Strikes were permitted. 
C)  All collective bargaining agreements required the approval of the federal government. 
D)  Wages and prices were never administered. 
A)  All disputes were put on hold until the war was over. 
B)  Strikes were permitted. 
C)  All collective bargaining agreements required the approval of the federal government. 
D)  Wages and prices were never administered.

Question 20

When does the elasticity of demand for a firm's product increase substantially?

Accepted Answer

A)  When an industry is no longer concentrated 
B)  When there is decreased consumer attention to quality 
C)  When there is nonavailability of labor 
D)  When there is a lack of substitute products 
A)  When an industry is no longer concentrated 
B)  When there is decreased consumer attention to quality 
C)  When there is nonavailability of labor 
D)  When there is a lack of substitute products

Employers are likely to be able to pass on the cost of a wage increase if they _____.

Which of the following best describes coordinated bargaining?

Which of the following is a characteristic of competitive markets?

Conglomerates cannot afford to take a long strike at any subsidiary.

Employers are likely to be able to pass on the cost of a wage increase if they are in a noncompetitive product market.

Employees unionize to obtain outcomes that they believe they are unable to obtain as individuals.

Why was the FMCS established?

Marginal revenue product is the value of the output produced by the existing workforce.

Which of the following is true about health and pension costs?

Pattern bargaining represents a form of quasi-industrywide bargaining.

How does global competition affect unions?

Pattern bargaining has occurred frequently in companies in highly unionized fragmented industries.

What is pattern bargaining?

With the focus moving from a corporate to a business-unit perspective,unions have gained leverage on economic issues.

How do integrated facilities affect an employer's ability to take on strikes?

Which of the following statements about competitive and/or concentrated markets is true?

Under which act do bargaining units need to be organized on a craft basis?

Economic theory suggests workers will be added until the added value of the additional output no longer exceeds the wage.

Which of the following is true about labor and World War II?

When does the elasticity of demand for a firm's product increase substantially?

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

Filters

Exam 8: The Environment for Bargaining

Employers are likely to be able to pass on the cost of a wage increase if they _____.

Which of the following best describes coordinated bargaining?

Which of the following is a characteristic of competitive markets?

Conglomerates cannot afford to take a long strike at any subsidiary.

Employers are likely to be able to pass on the cost of a wage increase if they are in a noncompetitive product market.

Employees unionize to obtain outcomes that they believe they are unable to obtain as individuals.

Why was the FMCS established?

Marginal revenue product is the value of the output produced by the existing workforce.

Which of the following is true about health and pension costs?

Pattern bargaining represents a form of quasi-industrywide bargaining.

How does global competition affect unions?

Pattern bargaining has occurred frequently in companies in highly unionized fragmented industries.

What is pattern bargaining?

With the focus moving from a corporate to a business-unit perspective,unions have gained leverage on economic issues.

How do integrated facilities affect an employer's ability to take on strikes?

Which of the following statements about competitive and/or concentrated markets is true?

Under which act do bargaining units need to be organized on a craft basis?

Economic theory suggests workers will be added until the added value of the additional output no longer exceeds the wage.

Which of the following is true about labor and World War II?

When does the elasticity of demand for a firm's product increase substantially?

Introduction

The Evolution of American Labor

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

Filters