According to the model developed by Katz and Kochan, at which level does the management make
basic choices such as whether to work with its unions or to devote its efforts to developing nonunion
operations?
A) Strategic level
B) Corporate level
C) Functional level
D) Production level
E) Business unit level - Answers A) Strategic level
2) Which of the following sought to provide an environment conducive to collective bargaining?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) Fair Labor Standards Act
C) Civil Rights Act
D) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
E) National Labor Relations Act - Answers E) National Labor Relations Act
3) Which of the following is true of local unions?
A) The local of an industrial-based union typically covers a city or a region.
B) In a craft-oriented union, the local corresponds to a single large facility or to a number of small
facilities.
C) Administration of the contract is beyond the powers of a local union.
D) The bulk of day-to-day interaction between labor and management takes place at the local union
level.
E) Negotiations involved in collective bargaining are not handled at the local union level. - Answers D)
The bulk of day-to-day interaction between labor and management takes place at the local union
level.
4) Which of the following is true of unionization?
A) Unions have traditionally been stronger in rural workplaces that employ women and youth.
B) Employers actively resist unionization in an attempt to control costs and maintain their flexibility.
C) In the last couple of decades, union membership has consistently increased as a percentage of
employment.
D) Union membership is higher in the private sector than in the public sector.
E) Competitive threats have contributed to decreased employer resistance to union organizing. -
Answers B) Employers actively resist unionization in an attempt to control costs and maintain their
flexibility.
5) Which of the following is true of the functions performed by the National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB)?
A) Its functions are guided by a specific jurisdictional standard that is constant across industries.
B) Its functions do not include conducting and certifying representation elections.
C) It enforces the National Labor Relations Act, which is based on the commerce clause of the U.S.
Constitution.
D) In practice, its functions are limited to purely local firms that fall within its jurisdiction.
E) It not only responds to requests for actions but also initiates actions. - Answers C) It enforces the
National Labor Relations Act, which is based on the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.
6) Which of the following is a trend seen in union membership and coverage?
A) Union wage premium in the United States is substantially lower than in other advanced
industrialized countries.
B) Codetermination is mandated by law in the United States.
C) The weak history of deep, class-based divisions in the United States has contributed to its low
unionization rate.
D) The labor movement in the United States is broader than that in Western Europe.
, E) In the United States, union membership and coverage are increasing in the private sector. -
Answers C) The weak history of deep, class-based divisions in the United States has contributed to its
low unionization rate.
7) Which of the following is true of labor relations in the public sector?
A) Union growth has been the lowest among white-collar employees.
B) Union membership declined drastically since the 1960s.
C) Executive Order 10988 prohibits collective bargaining by federal employees.
D) The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Title VII, established the Federal Mediation Board.
E) Strikes are illegal at the federal level and in most states. - Answers E) Strikes are illegal at the
federal level and in most states.
8) Which of the following is true of labor relations in the public sector?
A) Union growth has been the lowest among white-collar employees.
B) Union membership declined drastically since the 1960s.
C) Executive Order 10988 prohibits collective bargaining by federal employees.
D) The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Title VII, established the Federal Mediation Board.
E) Strikes are illegal at the federal level and in most states. - Answers E) Strikes are illegal at the
federal level and in most states.
9) Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which of the following is the strongest union
security arrangement, yet is illegal?
A) The agency shop
B) The checkoff provision
C) The fair share provision
D) The union shop
E) The closed shop - Answers E) The closed shop
10) Which of the following is an example of an employer unfair labor practice?
A) Kate, the union head, expels members for crossing a picket line that is unlawful.
B) Joaquin, a manager, threatens to close down a plant if organized by a union.
C) Trent, a manager, prohibits mass picketing when nonstriking employees are physically barred from
entering the plant.
D) Felipe, a union member, causes the discharge of an employee, LaToya, who spoke out against a
contract proposed by the union.
E) Hae, an employee representative, tricks her employer by including illegal provisions in a contract. -
Answers B) Joaquin, a manager, threatens to close down a plant if organized by a union.
1) Which of the following countries is a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)?
A) Cuba
B) Dominican Republic
C) Panama
D) Mexico
E) Peru - Answers D) Mexico
The ________ established the World Trade Organization (WTO) to resolve disputes among its
members.
A) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
B) European Union (EU)
C) European Economic Commission (EEC)
D) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
E) World Trade Center Association (WTCA) - Answers D) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT)
3) Finn is from the Netherlands. In his ________ culture, he was raised to look after his own interests.
A) communist
B) individualist