busi chapter 12

Equal Pay Act

The ( ) ( ) ( ) of 1963 requires companies to give equal pay to men and women who do the same job.

bargaining

The (. ) zone is the range of options each party will consider between the initial and final offers in a negotiation.

pay men and women equally for doing the same work

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 requires employers to:

unfair labor

The NLRB is authorized to investigate and remedy (. ) (. )practices.

Fair Labor Standards Explanation The Fair Labor Standards Act set minimum wage and maximum basic hours for workers. The first minimum wage set was 25 cents an hour, except for farm and retail workers.

The __________ Act was the federal legislation in the United States that established the minimum wage in the United States.

child and elder care worker retraining offshore outsourcing

The concerns of most labor unions today have evolved to include:

union

The employee organization that represents labor in negotiations with management is a(n)

better pay and working conditions

The goals of labor unions differ from those of management because employers want more profits and labor wants:

changes in the social and economic environment determine the goals of labor in a given period

The goals of most labor unions in the 1930s was the right to organize, in the 1970s to increase worker pay and benefits, in the 1980s union recognition and job security, today to reduce job loss from outsourcing. One can conclude that:

agency shop Explanation The agency shop agreement is a situation where employers may hire nonunion workers who are not required to join the union but must pay a special union fee or pay regular union dues. Labor unions believe that such fees or dues are justified because the union represents all workers in collective bargaining, not just the union's members.

Under a(n) __________ agreement, companies can hire nonunion workers who are not required to join the union, but who must pay a special union fee.

Nearly 75 percent

What is the percent of women in the workforce with children under 18?

the range of options between the initial and final offer that each party will consider before labor negotiations dissolve. Explanation The bargaining zone is the range of options between the initial and final offer that each party in labor negotiations will consider before negotiations dissolve or reach an impasse.

A bargaining zone is

injunction Explanation An injunction is a court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something. In the past, management has sought injunctions to order striking workers back to work, limit the number of pickets that can be used during a strike, or otherwise deal with actions that could be detrimental to the public welfare.

A court-ordered __________ was imposed on city employees who worked on the city's streets and bridges. Although these employees were unionized and voted to strike for higher wages and benefits, the city insisted they had a no-strike clause in their agreement and therefore asked the courts to order them back to work, to keep the streets free of ice and snow during the winter months.

is harmful and there is little evidence that people need to be paid such excessive amounts. Explanation Piketty believes income inequality is harmful and unnecessary with little evidence that it adds to executive performance or productivity.

According to economist Thomas Piketty, income inequality

craft or trade

An Electrical Workers Union is the type of union known as a(n) ( ) union.

union movement Explanation Historians generally agree that today's unions are an outgrowth of the economic transition caused by the Industrial Revolution of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Which movement in U.S. history would be considered an outgrowth of the Industrial Revolution, according to most historians?

injunction

A(n) (. ) is when a court issues an order to do or stop doing something specific.

increase in stock price profitability

CEO compensation and bonuses are, theoretically, determined by a firm's:

investigating labor practices overseeing union election campaigns

Select all that apply Activities of the National Labor Relations Board include:

the passing of laws to curb corruption in unions prohibiting compulsive union membership influencing passage of laws to curb the power of management

Select all that apply Changes in public opinion have affected labor unions by:

absences for child care cost U.S. employers billions of dollars annually many 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

Select all that apply Employers are concerned with the changing demographics of mothers in the workforce because:

stop or slow production attract public attention to their cause

Select all that apply The purpose of a union strike in a labor dispute is to:

unwelcome sexual advances that create a hostile work environment same-sex harassment requests for sexual favors that create a hostile work environment

Select all that apply What is included in the definition of sexual harassment? (Check all that apply)

Plumbers Electricians Pipe fitters

Select all that apply Which of the following are craft unions?

represent its members in negotiations provide a unified voice for members improve working conditions for members

Select all that apply Some of the major goals of labor unions are to:

illegal drugs alcohol

Select all that apply The abused substances that create the most lost productivity and safety problems in the workplace include:

he greatest cause of women's death in the workplace responsible for 19 percent of women's workplace deaths

Select all that apply Workplace violence is:

National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) Explanation The Wagner Act gave employees the right to form or join labor organizations, the right to collectively bargain, and the right to engage in labor activities; and it established the National Labor Relations Board.

When Anton began working at his local bakery, he found out there was a union representing the bakery workers, but that management didn't take them seriously and refused to sit down with the union and negotiate. After some research, Anton found out that under the __________, workers had the right to expect management to negotiate with them.

open Explanation An open shop agreement gives a worker the option to join or not join a union.

When Kevin went to work for a printing shop, he thought he was going to have to join the union representing the shop. However, on his first day of work he was told that while there was a union representing the workers, he was not required to join, and he didn't have to pay any dues to the union if he chose not to join. Kevin evidently works in a state with a right-to-work law that allows a(n) __________ shop.

craft union

An organization of skilled specialists in a particular trade, such as plumbers, is a(n):

quid pro quo. Explanation Quid pro quo sexual harassment refers to situations where employees are urged to submit to sexual conduct (either explicitly or implicitly) as a condition of employment, or as a condition of the employee's current or future opportunities at the place of business.

At Acme Industries, Rhonda, who was recently promoted to a middle manager, was traveling with her supervisor to a meeting on the West Coast. Mike made a couple of inappropriate comments on the airplane, but Rhonda brushed them off. That night, Mike showed up at Rhonda's room with drinks, quickly stepped in, winked at her, and suggested that spending time with him away from the office may solidify her success as a manager. The type of sexual harassment is called

almost double

By 2040, the number of people who are over 65 is expected to:

adapt to a more culturally diverse, white-collar workforce. Explanation For unions to grow in the future, they will have to include more white-collar, female, and foreign-born workers. The traditional manufacturing base that unions depended on for growth needs to give way to organizing efforts in industries like health care (over 16 million workers) and information technology (over 4 million workers). Perhaps what's even more concerning to labor unions is that union membership is highest among workers 45-64 years old and lowest among workers 18-25 years old.

For unions to grow in the future, they will have to

The testing issue has been complicated by states that have legalized marijuana in some form. Explanation Today, over 60 percent of major companies drug test new employees even though many now question the testings' effectiveness in improving safety or productivity. Furthermore, 33 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing marijuana in some form that complicate the testing issue.

HomeMart operates stores in nearly every state. Drug testing before an applicant is hired and random testing of employees has helped HomeMart lessen the costs associated with drug abuse. What issue has arisen that is affecting HomeMart's drug testing program?

Blank 1: sexual Blank 2: harassment

If a supervisor offers an employee a pay raise in exchange for going out on a date, it is

pay equity

In the future, labor unions are likely to focus on:

Child and elder care Executive compensation

In the future, unions are likely to focus on which of these issues? Multiple select question.

unions became very powerful and corrupt

Laws such as the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act) of 1959 were passed when: Multiple choice question.

arbitration Explanation A more extreme option used to resolve conflicts is arbitration—an agreement to bring in an impartial third party—a single arbitrator or arbitration panel—to render a binding decision in a labor dispute. The arbitrator(s) must be acceptable to both labor and management. You may have heard of professional baseball players filing for arbitration to resolve a contract dispute with their teams or to contest a penalty imposed by the league.

Lucas, a professional baseball player, is in a contract dispute with the team's management. Lucas will likely file for __________ to resolve the dispute.

primary boycott. Explanation A primary boycott occurs when employees and perhaps the general public are encouraged to not buy the products of the company with whom they are experiencing a labor disagreement.

Negotiations between union representatives and management came to a standstill at the Sports Hero Footwear Company. On the day employees went on strike, they along with the general public were asked by the union to refrain from buying the company's products. The union was asking Sports Hero employees and the general public to participate in a(n)

National Labor Relations Board

Overseeing union election campaigns and investigating labor practices are duties of the: Multiple choice question.

collective bargaining. Explanation Collective bargaining is the process whereby union and management representatives negotiate a contract for workers.

The process whereby union and management representatives negotiate a contract for workers is called

the bargaining zone

The range of options each party will consider between the initial and final offers made in a negotiation is known as:

overtime rules, promotions, and layoffs. Explanation The sources of grievances are generally overtime rules, transfers, job assignments, promotions, and layoffs.

The sources of grievances in the workplace generally involve

decreasing since the 1990s

The trend toward violence in the workplace has been:

strike

The union tactic used in a labor-management dispute when the workers collectively refuse to go to work is a(n) Blank______.

stock options

Today, what accounts for over 50 percent of a CEO's compensation?

complain that they will have to contribute to a benefit that they do not use. Explanation One reason that child care benefits continue to be a hotly debated issue with employees is that some employees do not want to pay for something when they receive no benefit. Many coworkers oppose child care benefits for parents or single parents, arguing that single workers and single-income families should not subsidize child care. Others contend that employers and the government have the responsibility to create child care systems to assist employees.

The issue of subsidizing child care through one's employer's benefits plan is a hotly debated topic. Workers at a company who oppose this benefit