Question 1

Which of the following statements about sexual harassment is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Only men can be charged with sexual harassment.
B)   Sexual harassment cannot be proven unless the employee's submission to such conduct was made explicitly a term of employment or was used to influence the results of the employee's performance appraisal.
C)   One flaw with the current laws concerning sexual harassment is that they do not take into account the possibility of same-sex harassment.
D)   In evaluating charges of sexual harassment, the courts place a great deal of emphasis on whether the behavior was unwelcomed.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

In recent years, many unions have begun to:

Accepted Answer

A)   focus primarily on the issue of equitable pay.
B)   assist management in redesigning work and recruiting and training workers from diverse backgrounds.
C)   take a more confrontational approach when attempting to achieve important goals.
D)   experience rapid but uneasy growth as more foreign-owned firms enter the U.S. economy, creating cultural problems for American workers.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The use of strikebreakers did not become a common management tactic used in labor disputes until the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Since violence in the workplace rarely results in severe injury, it is likely not to be much of a problem in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The most potent weapon currently available to management when collective bargaining breaks down is the use of yellow-dog contracts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The _________ Act established the National Labor Relations Board.

Accepted Answer

A)   Wagner
B)   Taft-Hartley
C)   Norris-LaGuardia
D)   Fair Labor StandardsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above A

Question 7

A lockout is a tactic utilized by unions when collective bargaining breaks down.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The __________ guaranteed the rights of individual union members when dealing with their union.

Accepted Answer

A)   Wagner Act
B)   Landrum-Griffin Act
C)   Norris-LaGuardia Act
D)   Taft-Hartley ActE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something is called a judicial citation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Closed shops were declared illegal by the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Taft-Hartley Act.
B)   Norris-LaGuardia Act.
C)   National Labor Relations Board in 1929.
D)   U.S. Supreme Court in 1946.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Under ________, workers are not required to join the union, but those who do not join are still required to pay a union fee or regular dues to the union.

Accepted Answer

A)   right-to-work laws
B)   all union security clauses
C)   agency shop agreements
D)   Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

The disparity in salaries is clearly reflected in the fact that the average executive compensation for a major company was $123 million, compared to a little more than $35,000 that the average worker was compensated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The sources of many grievances include overtime rules, promotions, layoffs, and job assignments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 14

In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that primary boycotts are illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A union shop agreement is illegal in states that have passed right-to-work laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following acts gave more power to management in its relations with organized labor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Norris-LaGuardia Act
B)   Landrum-Griffin Act
C)   Wagner Act
D)   Taft-Hartley ActE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The primary purpose of collective bargaining is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   ensure worker participation in setting the goals and objectives of the company.
B)   establish and communicate clear guidelines for performance appraisals.
C)   limit the authority of management to set job categories and direct worker activities.
D)   negotiate a labor-management agreement that both the union and management are willing to accept.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following topics is generally covered in a negotiated labor-management agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Corporate pricing policy
B)   Grievance procedures
C)   Management fringe benefits
D)   Management compensationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following statements about the costs of elder care is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   It should be much less expensive for firms to provide elder care than for them to provide child care.
B)   The financial burdens of elder care on the children of aging parents are likely to become less serious in the future than they are today, because many senior citizens are now remaining employed into their 70s rather than retiring in their early 60s.
C)   Although elder care is expensive, the good news is that companies can receive a great deal of assistance from the federal government when they establish qualified elder care programs.
D)   The costs of elder care are likely to rise very rapidly in coming years as an increasing number of older and more experienced employees face the need to care for aging parents and other relatives.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The main objectives of organized labor, better wages and shorter hours, have remained remarkably stable over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Dealing With Union and Employeemanagement Issues

Which of the following statements about sexual harassment is most accurate?

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In recent years, many unions have begun to:

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The use of strikebreakers did not become a common management tactic used in labor disputes until the 1980s.

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Since violence in the workplace rarely results in severe injury, it is likely not to be much of a problem in the future.

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The most potent weapon currently available to management when collective bargaining breaks down is the use of yellow-dog contracts.

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The _________ Act established the National Labor Relations Board.

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A lockout is a tactic utilized by unions when collective bargaining breaks down.

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The __________ guaranteed the rights of individual union members when dealing with their union.

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A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something is called a judicial citation.

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Closed shops were declared illegal by the:

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Under ________, workers are not required to join the union, but those who do not join are still required to pay a union fee or regular dues to the union.

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The disparity in salaries is clearly reflected in the fact that the average executive compensation for a major company was $123 million, compared to a little more than $35,000 that the average worker was compensated.

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The sources of many grievances include overtime rules, promotions, layoffs, and job assignments.

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In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that primary boycotts are illegal.

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A union shop agreement is illegal in states that have passed right-to-work laws.

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Which of the following acts gave more power to management in its relations with organized labor?

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The primary purpose of collective bargaining is to:

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Which of the following topics is generally covered in a negotiated labor-management agreement?

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Which of the following statements about the costs of elder care is most accurate?

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The main objectives of organized labor, better wages and shorter hours, have remained remarkably stable over time.

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