Why are unions a powerful force in business?

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

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

• c. They enable management to close businesses temporarily during labor conflicts.

• d. 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

• a. type of industry and geographical location.

• b. type of industry and use of pressure strategies.

• c. geographical location and use of pressure strategies.

• d. geographical location and level of union organization.

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

• a. professional union.

• b. craft/trade union.

• c. union federation.

• d. industrial union.

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

• a. assistant.

• b. journeyman.

• c. master.

• d. apprentice.

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.

• a. professional

• b. craft

• c. trade

• d. industrial

Actors and athletes belong to what type of union?

• a. Industrial unions

• b. Craft unions

• c. Trade unions

• d. Professional unions

Union members join up at what level of a union?

• a. International

• b. Federation

• c. Local

• d. National

What is the primary responsibility of a national union?

• a. To encourage picketing and boycotting at the local level

• b. To assist in contract negotiations for all its local unions

• c. To elect local leaders who are involved in contract negotiations

• d. To provide financial support for political candidates who favor labor

Which of the following statements regarding federations is true:

• a. A union federation consists of several national/international unions of different kinds.

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

• c. Local union members pay dues directly to their union federation.

• d. Only industrial unions and professional unions can join a federation.

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

• a. industrial

• b. international

• c. local

• d. independent