WGU D432 STUDY GUIDE
Union organization process - Answers - Employees signing authorization cards to form
a union
Positive union-management relationships - Answers - Constructive labor relations, fair
working conditions, effective problem-solving
Relevance of unions - Answers - Advocating workers' rights, negotiating better wages
and benefits
Decline in union membership - Answers - Decrease in the number of union members
over time
Gig economy's influence on labor unions - Answers - Complexity due to independent
contractor status of gig workers
Future challenges for unions - Answers - Adapting to changing workforce, addressing
gig economy workers' rights
Right to organize - Answers - Empowers workers to form and join unions
Mandatory bargaining subjects - Answers - Wages, benefits, hours, working conditions,
grievance procedures, health and safety, management rights
Permissive bargaining subjects - Answers - Negotiable topics if both parties agree, such
as subcontracting
Illegal bargaining subjects - Answers - Including illegal topics in a collective bargaining
agreement renders it void
Union busting - Answers - Employer strategies to discourage or undermine unionization
efforts
Role of the European Works Council - Answers - Promotes dialogue and information
sharing between multinational companies and employees
Challenges of multi-generational workforce - Answers - Differing work styles,
communication preferences, and expectations among generations
Union's role in promoting diversity and inclusion - Answers - Advocating for anti-
discrimination policies, fair hiring practices, addressing equity issues
Union organization process - Answers - Employees signing authorization cards to form
a union
Positive union-management relationships - Answers - Constructive labor relations, fair
working conditions, effective problem-solving
Relevance of unions - Answers - Advocating workers' rights, negotiating better wages
and benefits
Decline in union membership - Answers - Decrease in the number of union members
over time
Gig economy's influence on labor unions - Answers - Complexity due to independent
contractor status of gig workers
Future challenges for unions - Answers - Adapting to changing workforce, addressing
gig economy workers' rights
Right to organize - Answers - Empowers workers to form and join unions
Mandatory bargaining subjects - Answers - Wages, benefits, hours, working conditions,
grievance procedures, health and safety, management rights
Permissive bargaining subjects - Answers - Negotiable topics if both parties agree, such
as subcontracting
Illegal bargaining subjects - Answers - Including illegal topics in a collective bargaining
agreement renders it void
Union busting - Answers - Employer strategies to discourage or undermine unionization
efforts
Role of the European Works Council - Answers - Promotes dialogue and information
sharing between multinational companies and employees
Challenges of multi-generational workforce - Answers - Differing work styles,
communication preferences, and expectations among generations
Union's role in promoting diversity and inclusion - Answers - Advocating for anti-
discrimination policies, fair hiring practices, addressing equity issues
