Chapter 13 - Organized Labor Relations

Which model of collective bargaining explains the union and the firm as bargaining over hours of work?

Efficient bargaining model

Which of the following is an accurate depiction of the last sixty years of the American labor movement?

While the male involvement in labor unions has declined, female involvement is higher than ever

The peak of labor union involvement occurred in what year?

1954

Which of the following is a potential effect on a victim of sexual harassment?

All of these answers -Decreased work performance -Fear of being fired -Loss of trust

Which of the following is NOT a provision included in the Norris-LaGuardia Act?

Allowing for the creation of unions

One of the best ways to help employees tolerate drug-testing is to:

Explain its importance in regard to safety

In the Steelworkers' trilogy, the supreme court concluded that:

Grievance arbitration was a preferred technique

Which of the following is NOT an action of a labor union?

Helping individuals get hired

Suppose the employees of a manufacturing company went on strike. Assuming that the company policy is not to negotiate with strikers, the company would most likely:

Hire replacement workers

The NLRA was criticized by employers for:

Its expansive definition of employee

A method to discover the differences and similarities among jobs is called:

Job analysis

Job design that is focused on changing individual work to group work is called:

Socio-technical systems

Even with the Landrun-Griffin act in place, corruption in Unions exist because:

The Department of Labor fails to pursue action

In which of the following situations is it NOT legal to take "secondary action?"

US non-farm laborers

A worker strike in which workers perform their tasks as is but no better is called a:

Work-to-rule