Business Essentials 6.02 Get United

Why are unions a powerful force in business?

• They organize workers into a single bargaining unit and increase their bargaining power

• They encourage non-striking employees to work in place of striking employees

• They enable management to close businesses temporarily during labor conflicts

• They increase the number of concessions that employees must make in negotiations

The degree of unionization in the United States varies based on a business's

• Type of industry and geographical location

• Type of industry and use of pressure strategies

• Geographical location and use of pressure strategies

• Geographical location and level of union organization

The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters is an example of a(n)

• Professional union

• Union federation

• Craft/trade union

• Industrial union

A union worker who is just beginning in the occupation is referred to as a(n)

• Assistant

• Master

• Journeyman

• Apprentive

Though employees who work for auto companies hold a variety of different jobs, they may all belong to the same union - The United Auto Workers. This is an example of a (n) ? union.

• Professional

• Trade

• Craft

• Industrial

Actors and athletes belong to what type of union?

• Industrial unions

• Craft unions

• Trade unions

• Professional unions

Union members join up at what level of a union?

• International

• Federation

• Local

• National

What is the primary responsibility of a national union?

• To encourage picketing and boycotting at the local level

• To assist in contract negotiations for all its local unions

• To elect local leaders who are involved in contract negotiations

• To provide financial support for political candidates who favor labor

Which of the following statement regarding federations is true:

• A union federation consist of several national/international union of different kinds

• Only one union federation, the AFL-CIO, exists in the United States

• Local union members pay dues directly to their union federation

• Only industrial unions and professional unions can join a federation

Unions that do not belong to a federation are known as ? unions.

• Industrial

• International

• Local

• Independent