Chapter 12 Flashcards
Some of the major goals of labor unions are to:
represent its members in negotiations
improve working conditions for members
provide a unified voice for members
The employee organization that represents labor in negotiations with management is a(n)
union
Workers originally formed labor unions to:
gain negotiating power against management
An organization of skilled specialists in a particular trade, such as plumbers, is a(n):
craft union
As a result of the Industrial Revolution:
workers were expected to be much more productive
there were large gains in productivity
technology replaced some workers
The need to continually increase productivity led to improved working conditions in factories.
false
The right to form a(n) BLANK BLANK did not exist until the the Wagner Act and the National Labor Relations Act in the early 1930s.
Labor Union
The right to form a(n) BLANK BLANK did not exist until the the Wagner Act and the National Labor Relations Act in the early 1930s.
Labor Union
The goal of the Knights of Labor was to:
establish the first national labor union
gain political power
What were some of the original reasons that labor unions formed?
To prevent unfair treatment of laborers by management
To protect workers from intolerable conditions
To gain negotiating power
The AFL was the federation of Blank unions led by Samuel Gompers in the 1890s.
Craft
The goal of the Knights of Labor was to establish the first Blank labor union.
national
Laws such as the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act) of 1959 were passed when:
unions became very powerful and corrupt
The leader of the American Federation of Labor in the 1890s was:
Samuel Gompers
A legal agreement that clarifies the terms and conditions under which labor and management will operate over a period of time is a(n)
negotiated labor-management agreement
labor contract
The AFL was the federation of BLANK unions led by Samuel Gompers in the 1890s.
Craft
A union security clause is included in contracts because:
all workers who benefit from having a union should help pay for it
Changes in public opinion have affected labor unions by:
influencing passage of laws to curb the power of management
prohibiting compulsive union membership
the passing of laws to curb corruption in unions
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Closed shop agreements were created in the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.
false
shop agreement does not require workers to belong to the union, but they must pay a fee for the services of the union that represents them.
agency
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 made which of these union practices illegal?
Secondary boycotts
Closed shop agreements
In an agency shop agreement, employers may hire workers who are not union members. Workers:
are not required to join a union after they are hired
must pay a fee or dues to the union that represents them
Unions use picketing in a labor dispute:
to alert the public to an issue
as an informational tool
Closed shop agreements were created in the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.
false
Workers who are hired by management to replace striking workers are:
strikebreakers
A future focus of labor unions due to the effect of job losses from offshore outsourcing is job
security
High levels of executive compensation frustrate employees and the public because:
executive compensation is no longer tied to profitability
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 made which of these union practices illegal?
Closed shop agreements
Secondary boycotts
Workers who cross picket lines to replace workers on strike during a labor dispute are known as:
scabs
strikebreakers
Employees and the public are frustrated by high levels of executive compensation because:
the difference between the pay of executives and that of the average worker is too large
top-level executives are often rewarded whether or not the company is successful
executives use company money for luxury “perks”
In the future, unions are likely to focus on which of these issues?
Child and elder care
Offshore outsourcing
High levels of executive compensation frustrate employees and the public because:
executive compensation is no longer tied to profitability
In the future, labor unions are likely to focus on:
pay equity
When submitting to a request for sexual favors affects an employee’s opportunity for advanced training, it is BLANK BLANK BLANK sexual harassment.
Blank 1: quid
Blank 2: pro
Blank 3: quo
Examples of quid pro quo sexual harassment include:
Multiple select question.
threatening to fire a subordinate who refuses to go out with you
offering a pay raise to an employee in exchange for a date
When an employee is offended by sexual comments or sexually related jokes in the workplace, it is BLANK BLANK BLANK sexual harassment.
Blank 1: hostile
Blank 2: work
Blank 3: environment
Employers are concerned with the changing demographics of mothers in the workforce because:
the number of women workers with children under 18 has grown to about 75% since 1975
absences for child care cost U.S. employers billions of dollars annually
single workers and single-income families do not want to subsidize child care
Examples of hostile environment sexual harassment include:
sending dirty jokes to coworkers using company email after requests not to do so
telling sexually explicit jokes at work after other workers object to them
Some employers try to curb the dangerous use of BLANK and BlANK in the workplace by testing employees.
Blank 1: drugs
Blank 2: alcohol
One reason that employers are concerned with the number of women with children in the workforce is because BLANK result in large and costly decreases in productivity.
absences
Sexual conduct that unreasonably affects a worker’s job performance by creating an intimidating or offensive work environment:
is hostile work environment sexual harassment
What is the percent of women in the workforce with children under 18?
Nearly 75 percent
Employers are concerned with the changing demographics of mothers in the workforce because:
single workers and single-income families do not want to subsidize child care
the number of women workers with children under 18 has grown to about 75% since 1975
absences for child care cost U.S. employers billions of dollars annually
The primary functions of agents and brokers are to:
assist in negotiating an exchange
bring buyers and sellers together
The distribution strategy that places the product in as many retail outlets as possible is:
intensive
Logistics involves planning, implementing, and controlling the flow of final goods to their destination to satisfy customers, and it must do all of this while still insuring a BLANK for companys
profit
