Lesson 4: An Introduction to The
COMET Program questions n answers
true - ANS ✔true or false:
There were many objectives for the founders of the IBEW. First on their list was to organize all
workers in the entire electrical industry in the United States and Canada, including all those in
public utilities and electrical manufacturing, into local unions.
construction / 5 - ANS ✔The largest industry in the United States is ? , with employment
estimated at roughly ? million workers.
construction - ANS ✔List all of the goods-producing sectors of the U.S. economy that have
maintained their share of total employment since the Second World War.
two million / half a million - ANS ✔Economists predict that for the next decade, there will be a
demand for ? newly trained construction workers, versus a supply of only ?
33 - ANS ✔Close to ? % of skilled crafts workers are employed in construction.
Union-based apprenticeship programs - ANS ✔Historically, what has been the best training
source for skilled crafts workers?
membership - ANS ✔The local union ? represents our greatest resource for successful
organizing.
essential / stabilizing - ANS ✔Over the years, the union referral system has provided a(n) ? and ?
function for the construction industry.
, - ANS ✔There are nearly ? million employers in construction and the average size of their
field workforce is less than ? workers.
false - ANS ✔true or false:The major competitive difference between the manufacturing
industry and the construction industry is that the products from one construction market most
often compete with the products of another construction market; i.e., buildings, factories, and
the like are easily moved from one city to another.
I., II., and III. - ANS ✔Local unions always have established great wage and benefit packages for
their workers. From the list below, select three of the most important things a local union can
do to eliminate a nonunion threat to their established wages and benefits.
I. Control the skilled labor supply.
II. Dominate the market.
III. Enforce uniform standards. IV. Offer incentives to general contractors.
V. Organize electrical inspectors.
VI. Provide worker training.
nonunion / workers - ANS ✔The COMET program is designed and intended to make our rank-
and-file members aware of the socioeconomic problems caused by ? employers and
unorganized ?
false - ANS ✔true or false: Most often, construction-based employers maintain a sufficient size
workforce to meet their peak demands.
market area survey - ANS ✔When a local union is analyzing its jurisdiction and formulating an
organizing plan of action, a(n) ? can be of great assistance.
Internet search - ANS ✔Where is a good place to look to find the names and information about
the electrical contractors operating in one's area?
COMET Program questions n answers
true - ANS ✔true or false:
There were many objectives for the founders of the IBEW. First on their list was to organize all
workers in the entire electrical industry in the United States and Canada, including all those in
public utilities and electrical manufacturing, into local unions.
construction / 5 - ANS ✔The largest industry in the United States is ? , with employment
estimated at roughly ? million workers.
construction - ANS ✔List all of the goods-producing sectors of the U.S. economy that have
maintained their share of total employment since the Second World War.
two million / half a million - ANS ✔Economists predict that for the next decade, there will be a
demand for ? newly trained construction workers, versus a supply of only ?
33 - ANS ✔Close to ? % of skilled crafts workers are employed in construction.
Union-based apprenticeship programs - ANS ✔Historically, what has been the best training
source for skilled crafts workers?
membership - ANS ✔The local union ? represents our greatest resource for successful
organizing.
essential / stabilizing - ANS ✔Over the years, the union referral system has provided a(n) ? and ?
function for the construction industry.
, - ANS ✔There are nearly ? million employers in construction and the average size of their
field workforce is less than ? workers.
false - ANS ✔true or false:The major competitive difference between the manufacturing
industry and the construction industry is that the products from one construction market most
often compete with the products of another construction market; i.e., buildings, factories, and
the like are easily moved from one city to another.
I., II., and III. - ANS ✔Local unions always have established great wage and benefit packages for
their workers. From the list below, select three of the most important things a local union can
do to eliminate a nonunion threat to their established wages and benefits.
I. Control the skilled labor supply.
II. Dominate the market.
III. Enforce uniform standards. IV. Offer incentives to general contractors.
V. Organize electrical inspectors.
VI. Provide worker training.
nonunion / workers - ANS ✔The COMET program is designed and intended to make our rank-
and-file members aware of the socioeconomic problems caused by ? employers and
unorganized ?
false - ANS ✔true or false: Most often, construction-based employers maintain a sufficient size
workforce to meet their peak demands.
market area survey - ANS ✔When a local union is analyzing its jurisdiction and formulating an
organizing plan of action, a(n) ? can be of great assistance.
Internet search - ANS ✔Where is a good place to look to find the names and information about
the electrical contractors operating in one's area?
