Chapter 15

The leading cause of death on the job is due to:

Vehicle accidents.

According to the new social contract:

Companies try to attract workers by giving them interesting and challenging work.

Since the mid-1950s the proportion of American workers represented by unions has:

Decreased.

The practice of adapting the job to the worker is called:

Ergonomics

The right to a safe and healthy workplace is accurately described by which statement?

Extensive training and careful precautions are necessary to avoid accidents, injuries, and illness.

As shown in Figure 2, in 2015 the countries with the highest and lowest percentages of unionized labor, respectively, were:

Iceland, Turkey

Romantic relationships in the workplace are described by which statement?

Many companies allow managers to become romantically involved with subordinates, so long as they do not supervise them directly.

Under U.S. laws, who has the right to hold an election to choose what union they want to represent them, if any

Most private and public workers.

Some studies have shown that the burden of complying with safety regulations falls hardest on:

Small businesses

A living wage has been defined as a wage that:

Supports half the basic needs of an average-sized family, based on local prices

A reason for an increase in employee monitoring does not include:

To reduce the employer's health insurance premiums

Businesses can reduce income inequality by which action?

Commit to paying a living wage to all employees.

States that have adopted right-to-work laws:

Prevent unions from requiring all workers they represent to pay fees or dues.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives workers the right to a job:

That is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious injury

Employees in the United States have a legal right to:

Both of these answers are correct: Organize and bargain collectively; and a safe and healthy workplace.