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Yogi believes that an agency shop is the most desirable union security arrangement.Which of the following statements would be most likely to represent Yogi's views?

A) A union can succeed in its collective bargaining efforts only if it represents all workers.Therefore,workers should be required to join the union soon after they are hired.
B) Workers should be allowed to join a union if they wish,but they should not be required to join or pay a fee to the union in order to keep their job.
C) Workers should not be required to join a union to keep their jobs.However,since all workers enjoy the benefits obtained through collective bargaining,even those who do not join should pay a fee to support the union.
D) Unions should be replaced by employee stock ownership plans that give workers a say in the management of their firms.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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During the 1920s and early 1930s the Dallas Sheet Metal Shop was able to prevent workers from forming a union by requiring them to sign an employment contract in which they agreed not to join a union as a condition of employment.Dallas was making use of:

A) yellow-dog contracts.
B) blacklisting agreements.
C) injunctions.
D) implied consent decrees.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Explain the difference between closed,open,union,and agency shop agreements.What impact did the Taft-Hartley Act have on the use of closed and union shop arrangements?

Unions in Europe historically have held more influence in the workplace than unions have in the United States.

The largest labor organization in the U.S.is the National Education Association (NEA).

Jenna is a member of a union team that is negotiating with management to obtain a labor contract for the workers represented by the union.Jenna is involved in contract arbitration.

In its early years,the AFL (American Federation of Labor)limited its membership to skilled workers.

Women have become a __________ part of the labor force.

Under a closed shop agreement,workers must agree not to join a union in order to keep their jobs.

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

The Spotlight on Small Business in Chapter 12 discusses the medical profession and unions.Which of the following statements about the views of doctors and nurses is most accurate?

A mediator has the power to impose a binding settlement on labor and management.

One of the major criticisms of executive compensation in the United States is that:

As the workforce of the U.S.ages,a greater percentage of workers will have to concern themselves with:

Due to threats of violence at work,some states have passed laws permitting companies to seek temporary restraining orders on behalf of their management.

Mini-Case The workers at Endrun Corporation are not affiliated with a union.Until recently,the workers felt they were well paid and treated fairly by the company,so they had little interest in seeking union representation.However,worker morale at Endrun has declined steadily since the board of directors fired the old CEO last year and replaced him with Ty Runt,a no-nonsense,autocratic manager with a reputation for cutting costs.As soon as he took over,Ty fired other members of the old top management team and replaced them with people who shared his views.Together,the new management team made a series of moves that did not sit well with Endrun's workers.First,they announced changes in work procedures designed to speed up the production line.Many workers complained that the new methods cut corners and were unsafe,but management refused to listen.A few months after changing work methods,the company told workers that it was reducing their health benefits.This led to even greater worker unrest.Finally,just a few weeks ago,workers received word that the wages of all production line employees would be cut by 6 percent.Many employees felt this was the last straw,especially since the company's board of directors recently approved big salary increases and more lucrative stock option plans for Ty and his management team.A spokesperson for the board explained that the raises were justified because of the management team's "outstanding efforts to reduce costs,increase productivity,and improve the company's profits." Several disgruntled employees,led by Ima Striker and Boyd Cotter,now believe it is time to obtain union representation.Top managers at the company have hinted that workers who actively participate in the union campaign may be among the first workers laid off if the company decides to downsize.Ima and Boyd are not intimidated by these management threats."I wish we didn't have to do this," Ima recently told many of her fellow workers at the plant."But someone has to stop Ty Runt and his team from ruining our jobs." -If management tries to threaten or punish Ima and Boyd for their efforts to gain union representation,the two workers could ask the ____________ to investigate these unfair labor practices.

In recent years federal programs such as Medicare and Medicaid have greatly reduced the financial burden on families faced with caring for elderly adults.

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 required companies to provide equal pay to men and women who perform the same job.

Hector is philosophically opposed to unions."Why should I be required to join an organization I don't agree with,or pay a fee to support it financially?" he asked some of his buddies who belong to the union."I thought this was a free country,but I don't feel very free when I'm told that I'll lose my job if I don't join the union.It just isn't fair." Hector's comments suggest he favors a(n) __________ shop arrangement.

A major reason John L.Lewis and his followers broke with the AFL and formed the CIO was that: