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Intro to Trade Unions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Trade Unions are

a)

Associations of workers formed to market products for their companies

b)

Associations of workers formed to compete against other workers

c)

Associations of workers formed to represent their interest and improve

d)

Associations of workers formed to talk about how to become more efficient at work

2.

Which of the following is NOT a type of trade union

a)

Craft Union

b)

Industrial Union

c)

White Collar Union

d)

Wage Union

3.

Of the following, which type of union might represent workers with particular skills like plumbers 水管工 or electricians 电工? (Craft, General, Industrial, White Collar)

(a)  

4.

General Unions include workers with many different skills and from many different industries

a)

True

b)

False

5.

White Collar unions represent office workers but may include professions such as teachers or pilots

a)

True

b)

False

6.

National Hotel Workers Union represents different employees of hotels in a country. What type of union is this?

a)

Craft Union

b)

General Union

c)

Industrial Union

d)

White Collar Union

7.

Trade unions do all of the following except

a)

negotiate better wages for their members

b)

vote for the company's CEO

c)

improve working conditions

d)

provide education and training

8.

Some trade unions convince the government to create laws that will benefit their members. For example, creating a national minimum wage.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Collective Bargaining is

a)

representatives of workers negotiating with employer's

b)

a collection of companies negotiating with customers

c)

a worker negotiating with an employer to raise only his/her wage

d)

something that a trade union cannot do

10.

Trade Unions may improve a worker's ________________ (select all that apply)

a)

Job security

b)

Health and Safety

c)

Promotion Prospects

d)

Wages