Business and Society Ch 15

Employees in the United States have a legal right to: A job. Organize and bargain collectively. A safe and healthy workplace. "A job" is the only incorrect answer.

"A job" is the only incorrect answer.

Where are workers not permitted to form independent unions? Some military dictatorships. Some communist countries. Europe. "Europe" is the only incorrect answer.

"Europe" is the only incorrect answer.

Since the mid-1950s the proportion of American workers represented by unions has: Grown only in the manufacturing sector. increased. Decreased. Remained about the same.

Decreased.

The practice of adapting the job to the worker is called: Electronic monitoring. Social contracts. Ergonomics. Living wages.

Ergonomics.

The right to free speech is protected in the United States by the: False Claims Act. First Amendment to the Constitution. Patriot Act. Fair Labor Standards Act.

First Amendment to the Constitution.

The United States Laws: Only private workers have the right to hold an election to choose what union they want to represent them, if any. Most private and public workers have the right to hold an election to choose what union they want to represent them, if any. Only public workers have the right to hold an election to choose what union they want to represent them, if any. Only the employer has the right to hold an election to choose what unions they want to represent the workers within the organization, if any.

Most private and public workers have the right to hold an election to choose what union they want to represent them, if any.

States that have adopted right-to-work laws: Prevented unions from requiring all workers they represent to pay fees or dues. Barred companies from forming unions to represent their employees. Required the formation of unions in all manufacturing organizations. None of the answers are correct.

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

Some studies have shown that the burden of complying with safety regulations falls hardest on: Small businesses. Large businesses. The manufacturing sector only. The government.

Small businesses.

Critics have argued that honesty test discriminate disproportionately against minorities. True False

True

Employers are not required by law to agree to a union's demands, but they are required to bargain in good faith. True False

True

The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives workers the right to a job "free from recognized hazards that are causing are likely to cause death or serious physical harm." True False

True

Some labor unions have exerted their influence through political action committees. True False

True

Testing for cause is commonly used after an accident or some observable change in behavior True False

True