Chapter 9 Review

process in which union and company representatives meet to negotiate a new contract

collective bargaining

doctors, lawyers, and teachers are _____ labor

professional

a measure that bans mandatory union membership

right to work states

someone in a professional or clerical job who usually earns a salary in this type of worker

white-collar

The number of unemployed divided by the labor force is the equation to determine...

Unemployment rate

Title ______ of the civil rights act of 1964 forbids jobs discrimination

VII

_____ act gave the workers the right to organize

Wagner (taft Hartley)

What part of the country is considered unfriendly to unions?

South

In the last 20 years, wages have _______ (inflation adjusted)

Stays the same

Mismatch between job seekers and job openings that are available is what type of unemployment

Structural

_____ unemployment refers to part of the labor force who are between jobs

frictional

Emily has been waiting a promotion to a management position for almost five years. when she notices that men fill most of the higher - level jobs in her company she suspects that the company has?

glass ceiling

labor unions arose largely in response to the

harsh working conditions

unemployed + employed =

labor force

labor that requires no specialized skills or training

unskilled

Which of the following is not true about somebody who is employed

Actively looking for a job

For the employer, which of the following is not a benefit of contingent employment

Better benefits

Negotiating labor contracts to keep unneeded workers

Featherbedding

People who are in transition and are between jobs are ________ unemployed

Frictionally

Potential earnings ________ with increased educational attainment

Increase

George wants to be a Jerry's _____ salesman

Latex

What you learned in college is important for your success at a job

Learning effect

The United States is shifting from a _________ economy to a service economy

Manufacturing

The value of a worker's output is their ______

Productivity

Teachers are an example of this type of labor

Professional

effect says that no matter where you graduated, you show promise

Screening

__________ labor requires minimal specialized skills and education. Example for lift operator

Semi-skilled

_______ _______ jobs are ones that require more physical labor

blue collar

if your job is a snow plower and it is summer, you are experiencing _______ unemployment

cyclical

the wage rate that gives neither an excess supply of workers nor an excess demand for workers

equilibrium wage

an organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members

labor union

the theory that education increases productivity and results in higher wages

learning effect

current labor market trends include an increase in service jobs accompanied by a decrease in ________ jobs

manufacturing

during this process, a neutral person mediates a settlement between the union and management

mediation

race, a recent called graduate who earned straight a's as a history major, is applying for a job as a legal assistant. although she does not have a background in law, she hopes to land the job because of the ?

screening effect

an organized work stoppage

strike

what best describes how wages for a particular job are determined?

supply and demand