International Business - Ch. 13 & 20

Front 1

The members of most early unions were skilled workers

Back 1

TRUE

Front 2

The main reason for the decline of the Knights of Labor was loss of interest in unions among the workers

Back 2

FALSE

Front 3

The principal law that gave private sector workers in the United States the right to form uinions and bargain collectively is the Labor-Management Relations Act

Back 3

FALSE

Front 4

Federal government employees generally do not have the right to strike

Back 4

TRUE

Front 5

The Congress of Industrial Organizations broke away from the American Federation of Labor (AFL) because the CIO favored industrial unions and the AFL did not.

Back 5

TRUE

Front 6

One of the reasons that union membership in the United States has declined is the loss of jobs in manufacturing industries such as auto and steel

Back 6

TRUE

Front 7

Injunctions have been used by employers to prevent or discourage union activity.

Back 7

TRUE

Front 8

Firefighters and police officers almost always have the right to strike included in their contracts because it is the only way they can have any bargaining power with an employer the size of the governement

Back 8

FALSE

Front 9

While union membership has declined in the United States, it has increased in all other developed countries

Back 9

FALSE

Front 10

A union of bricklayers is an example of a craft union.

Back 10

TRUE

Front 11

Today, closed shops are generally illegal.

Back 11

TRUE

Front 12

The topics of collective bargaining negotiations are legally restricted to wages and hours of work

Back 12

FALSE

Front 13

In general, unions reduce a manager's freedom to act and make decisions

Back 13

TRUE

Front 14

Over the years, the number of strikes, the number of workers involved in strikes, and the number of days lost due to strikes in the United States have increased.

Back 14

FALSE

Front 15

As the production process becomes more automated, the effectiveness of strikes declines

Back 15

TRUE

Front 16

Compared to most developed countries in the world, union membership in the United States is

Back 16

low

Front 17

A significant feature of unions in European countries is

Back 17

their close relationship with political parties

Front 18

The most common way in which a union comes into existence at a workplace in the United States is

Back 18

the workers approve the union by majority bote in an election

Front 19

Injunctions were used widely in the past to

Back 19

stop or prevent union activity in the workplace

Front 20

The purpose of a grievance procedure is to

Back 20

ensure that disputes are settled peacefully

Front 21

The final step in a grievance procedure is

Back 21

arbitration

Front 22

Money in the union strike fund comes from

Back 22

dues paid by union members

Front 23

A strike is likely to be effective if

Back 23

it is very difficult to replace striking workers

Front 24

Unions do not favor multinational firms mainly because such firms

Back 24

can shift jobs to other countries

Front 25

Of the following industries, the highest level of union membership occurs in

Back 25

construction

Front 26

The labor policy of codetermination means that

Back 26

union members serve on the boards of directors of corporations

Front 27

In the United States the AFL-CIO

Back 27

all of the above

Front 28

All of the following are reasons why union membership has declined in most countries EXCEPT

Back 28

manufacturing industries are such a large part of a country's economy

Front 29

All of the following are legal ways an employer can discourage unions except

Back 29

discipline union sympathizers

Front 30

In recent years there has been a trend for unions and employers to cooperate because

Back 30

all of the above

Front 31

A court order that immediately stops a person or group from carrying out a specific action is an...

Back 31

Injunction

Front 32

Negotiation between union workers and their employers on issues of wages, benefits, and working conditions is _________ bargaining

Back 32

collective

Front 33

By law, German unions have representatives on the boards of directors of companies; this policy is known as _________.

Back 33

codetermination

Front 34

A workplace in which all workers must pay either union dues or a fee is a(n)________ shop.

Back 34

union

Front 35

A workplace in which workers are required to join a union before they are hired is a(n) __________ shop.

Back 35

closed

Front 36

A workplace in which workers may choose to join the union or not is a(n) ________ shop.

Back 36

Open

Front 37

The steps that must be followed to resolve a complaint by an employee, the union, or the employer is a ___________________ procedure.

Back 37

grievance

Front 38

_____________ are unbiased third parties who are called in to resolve problems.

Back 38

Arbitrator

Front 39

A ______________ occurs when employers prevent employees from entering the workplace in order to force a union to agree to certain demands

Back 39

lockout

Front 40

A __________ occurs when employees refuse to work to force an employeer to agree to certain demands.

Back 40

strike