Question 1

In the U.S.,all of the following are factors leading to unionization EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  non-competitive pay compared with equivalent jobs and firms. 
B)  arbitrary management decision making. 
C)  poor working conditions. 
D)  political convictions of employees. 
A)  non-competitive pay compared with equivalent jobs and firms. 
B)  arbitrary management decision making. 
C)  poor working conditions. 
D)  political convictions of employees.

Question 2

The All China Federation of Trade Unions

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A)  has been persecuted by the Chinese government because of its aggressive organizing tactics and strikes. 
B)  is considered to be a better model for union organizing and structure in developing countries than the European or U.S. labor systems. 
C)  has been criticized by international labor leaders for being overly aligned with the government. 
D)  has improved the wages and working conditions for Chinese workers significantly. 
A)  has been persecuted by the Chinese government because of its aggressive organizing tactics and strikes. 
B)  is considered to be a better model for union organizing and structure in developing countries than the European or U.S. labor systems. 
C)  has been criticized by international labor leaders for being overly aligned with the government. 
D)  has improved the wages and working conditions for Chinese workers significantly.

Question 3

The CEO of Germaine Plumbing Products plans to open a new production plant.She wants to locate it in a state that has right-to-work laws restricting unions.The CEO should locate the plant in

Accepted Answer

A)  New York. 
B)  Pennsylvania. 
C)  Florida. 
D)  Ohio. 
A)  New York. 
B)  Pennsylvania. 
C)  Florida. 
D)  Ohio.

Question 4

In the U.S.,the primary determining factor in whether employees unionize is

Accepted Answer

A)  the behavior of the employing organization's management. 
B)  the promotion of or discouragement of unionization by the federal government. 
C)  economic cycles of boom and bust. 
D)  actions by union organizers. 
A)  the behavior of the employing organization's management. 
B)  the promotion of or discouragement of unionization by the federal government. 
C)  economic cycles of boom and bust. 
D)  actions by union organizers.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unions in European countries, such as France and Italy, tend to be strongly tied to national politics. 
B)  The AFL-CIO has begun a strategy of national strikes in the U.S. in order to increase union power. 
C)  Collective bargaining in other countries has been largely based on the U.S. model. 
D)  Co-determination requires corporate boards of directors to include union representatives. 
A)  Unions in European countries, such as France and Italy, tend to be strongly tied to national politics. 
B)  The AFL-CIO has begun a strategy of national strikes in the U.S. in order to increase union power. 
C)  Collective bargaining in other countries has been largely based on the U.S. model. 
D)  Co-determination requires corporate boards of directors to include union representatives.

Question 6

Passed in 1932,the ____ granted workers some rights to organize and limited court injunctions in labor disputes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  Railway Labor Act 
C)  Norris-LaGuardia Act 
D)  Wagner Act 
A)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  Railway Labor Act 
C)  Norris-LaGuardia Act 
D)  Wagner Act

Question 7

Colleen is a paid employee of a union.She is applying for a job at a company the union plans to try to organize,so that she can start organizing activities.Colleen is taking part in a/an ________ practice.

Accepted Answer

A)  subversion 
B)  salting 
C)  corporate intelligence gathering 
D)  embedding 
A)  subversion 
B)  salting 
C)  corporate intelligence gathering 
D)  embedding

Question 8

Unions,especially those in the Change to Win Federation,have attempted to counteract the overall decline in membership by

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing membership dues and initiation fees. 
B)  organizing manufacturing workers in third-world countries. 
C)  boycotting states with "employer-friendly" laws. 
D)  targeting service industry workers. 
A)  reducing membership dues and initiation fees. 
B)  organizing manufacturing workers in third-world countries. 
C)  boycotting states with "employer-friendly" laws. 
D)  targeting service industry workers.

Question 9

Which of the following is illegal if the employer has a no-solicitation policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The union emails organizing materials to the employees' personal email accounts. 
B)  Union organizers hand employees union materials as the employees leave the company premises. 
C)  Union organizers place organizing materials on the tables in the employee cafeteria. 
D)  The union holds an informational meeting in the bar across the street from the company's workplace. 
A)  The union emails organizing materials to the employees' personal email accounts. 
B)  Union organizers hand employees union materials as the employees leave the company premises. 
C)  Union organizers place organizing materials on the tables in the employee cafeteria. 
D)  The union holds an informational meeting in the bar across the street from the company's workplace.

Question 10

What are the advantages of a union grievance procedure?

Accepted Answer

A grievance procedure provides a formal

Question 11

The most highly unionized part of the U.S.workforce is the

Accepted Answer

A)  local public sector. 
B)  heavy manufacturing sector. 
C)  healthcare industry. 
D)  communications industry. 
A)  local public sector. 
B)  heavy manufacturing sector. 
C)  healthcare industry. 
D)  communications industry.

Question 12

An employee involvement program that solicits employee suggestions about the company's work schedule and working conditions may be illegal under the Wagner Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A major reason for unionization activity among hourly workers in the U.S.is employer hiring of immigrant workers who will accept low pay and poor working conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In many European countries employee wages are set by government negotiations with employers rather than through collective bargaining between unions and management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If the unionized employees of the only U.S.makers of flu vaccine went on strike just before the company started to make its vaccine for the upcoming flu season,and if the flu season was projected to be severe,

Accepted Answer

A)  the President of the U.S. could declare a national emergency strike and order the employees back to work for 80 days. 
B)  the President of the U.S. could declare a national emergency strike and send in an arbitrator to settle the strike immediately. 
C)  the President of the U.S. could not declare this a national emergency strike, because the Taft-Hartley Act provisions only apply to national defense. 
D)  the President of the U.S. could not declare this a national emergency strike until the strike has actually caused harm to citizens. 
A)  the President of the U.S. could declare a national emergency strike and order the employees back to work for 80 days. 
B)  the President of the U.S. could declare a national emergency strike and send in an arbitrator to settle the strike immediately. 
C)  the President of the U.S. could not declare this a national emergency strike, because the Taft-Hartley Act provisions only apply to national defense. 
D)  the President of the U.S. could not declare this a national emergency strike until the strike has actually caused harm to citizens.

Question 16

The union organizing campaign at Verdure,Inc.,has been intense.Neither the union nor the company feels that the election is a sure victory for it.Every vote cast by the 400 employees in the bargaining unit is critical.At the end of the election,only 300 employees have voted.For the UNION to win,it needs to have ____ votes.

Accepted Answer

A)  200 
B)  201 
C)  151 
D)  150 
A)  200 
B)  201 
C)  151 
D)  150

Question 17

The Ford Motor Company example of union-management cooperation illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  even in severe recessions, union leaders do not have the political support from the rank-and-file members to cooperate with management. 
B)  union leaders recognized that ultimately the union is in a partnership with management. 
C)  despite the union's best efforts to reduce labor costs, Ford had to declare bankruptcy. 
D)  European-style co-determination can be successful in the United States. 
A)  even in severe recessions, union leaders do not have the political support from the rank-and-file members to cooperate with management. 
B)  union leaders recognized that ultimately the union is in a partnership with management. 
C)  despite the union's best efforts to reduce labor costs, Ford had to declare bankruptcy. 
D)  European-style co-determination can be successful in the United States.

Question 18

A female member of a hotel's housekeeping staff would be more likely to be interested in joining a union than would a female member of the hotel's reception staff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Right-to-work laws allow employees to enjoy the benefits of a union in the workplace without having to join the union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The checkers and baggers at Grocery Giant have approached the loading dock workers to cooperate in a union organizing attempt.The NLRB will decide whether these three groups of employees constitute a bargaining unit based on

Accepted Answer

A)  mutuality of concerns. 
B)  similarity of employment. 
C)  commonality of conditions. 
D)  community of interest. 
A)  mutuality of concerns. 
B)  similarity of employment. 
C)  commonality of conditions. 
D)  community of interest.

In the U.S.,all of the following are factors leading to unionization EXCEPT

The All China Federation of Trade Unions

The CEO of Germaine Plumbing Products plans to open a new production plant.She wants to locate it in a state that has right-to-work laws restricting unions.The CEO should locate the plant in

In the U.S.,the primary determining factor in whether employees unionize is

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Passed in 1932,the ____ granted workers some rights to organize and limited court injunctions in labor disputes.

Colleen is a paid employee of a union.She is applying for a job at a company the union plans to try to organize,so that she can start organizing activities.Colleen is taking part in a/an ________ practice.

Unions,especially those in the Change to Win Federation,have attempted to counteract the overall decline in membership by

Which of the following is illegal if the employer has a no-solicitation policy?

What are the advantages of a union grievance procedure?

The most highly unionized part of the U.S.workforce is the

An employee involvement program that solicits employee suggestions about the company's work schedule and working conditions may be illegal under the Wagner Act.

A major reason for unionization activity among hourly workers in the U.S.is employer hiring of immigrant workers who will accept low pay and poor working conditions.

In many European countries employee wages are set by government negotiations with employers rather than through collective bargaining between unions and management.

If the unionized employees of the only U.S.makers of flu vaccine went on strike just before the company started to make its vaccine for the upcoming flu season,and if the flu season was projected to be severe,

The Ford Motor Company example of union-management cooperation illustrates that

A female member of a hotel's housekeeping staff would be more likely to be interested in joining a union than would a female member of the hotel's reception staff.

Right-to-work laws allow employees to enjoy the benefits of a union in the workplace without having to join the union.

The checkers and baggers at Grocery Giant have approached the loading dock workers to cooperate in a union organizing attempt.The NLRB will decide whether these three groups of employees constitute a bargaining unit based on

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Exam 16: Union/Management Relations

In the U.S.,all of the following are factors leading to unionization EXCEPT

The All China Federation of Trade Unions

The CEO of Germaine Plumbing Products plans to open a new production plant.She wants to locate it in a state that has right-to-work laws restricting unions.The CEO should locate the plant in

In the U.S.,the primary determining factor in whether employees unionize is

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Passed in 1932,the ____ granted workers some rights to organize and limited court injunctions in labor disputes.

Colleen is a paid employee of a union.She is applying for a job at a company the union plans to try to organize,so that she can start organizing activities.Colleen is taking part in a/an ________ practice.

Unions,especially those in the Change to Win Federation,have attempted to counteract the overall decline in membership by

Which of the following is illegal if the employer has a no-solicitation policy?

What are the advantages of a union grievance procedure?

The most highly unionized part of the U.S.workforce is the

An employee involvement program that solicits employee suggestions about the company's work schedule and working conditions may be illegal under the Wagner Act.

A major reason for unionization activity among hourly workers in the U.S.is employer hiring of immigrant workers who will accept low pay and poor working conditions.

In many European countries employee wages are set by government negotiations with employers rather than through collective bargaining between unions and management.

If the unionized employees of the only U.S.makers of flu vaccine went on strike just before the company started to make its vaccine for the upcoming flu season,and if the flu season was projected to be severe,

The Ford Motor Company example of union-management cooperation illustrates that

A female member of a hotel's housekeeping staff would be more likely to be interested in joining a union than would a female member of the hotel's reception staff.

Right-to-work laws allow employees to enjoy the benefits of a union in the workplace without having to join the union.

The checkers and baggers at Grocery Giant have approached the loading dock workers to cooperate in a union organizing attempt.The NLRB will decide whether these three groups of employees constitute a bargaining unit based on

Human Resource Management in Organizations

Strategic HR Management and Planning

Equal Employment Opportunity

Workers,Jobs,and Job Analysis

Human Resource Planning and Retention

Recruiting and Labor Markets

Selecting Human Resources

Training Human Resources

Talent Management

Performance Management and Appraisal

Total Rewards and Compensation

Incentive Plans and Executive Compensation

Managing Employee Benefits

Risk Management and Worker Protection

Employee Rights and Responsibilities

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