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WorksheetsBE_What Do You Know?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A union and management have not been able to agree on the terms of a new labor contract, and arbitration has been called for. What are the implications?
Management can reject the final decision.
The final decision cannot be rejected.
The union can reject the final decision.
Either side can reject the final decision.
Denisha is a union member who has taken courses in her occupational area, has passed a state licensing exam, and has been working in her field. What will be her next category of union membership?
Journeyman
Apprentice
Master
Trainee
Which of the following is one of a union’s most effective strategies to pressure management to agree to the union’s demands:
Injunctions
Lockouts
Strikes
Boycotts
Which of the following workers is most likely to be a member of a craft/trade union:
A machinist who works for a large manufacturer that produces parts for farm equipment
A housekeeping manager who works for a luxury hotel chain
A science teacher who works at a midsize high school in a rural area of the Midwest
A licensed stockbroker who works for a small financial firm
How do unions benefit businesses?
Unions sometimes take control of personnel matters such as promotions.
Unionized companies pay higher wages.
Unions give employees more bargaining power.
Unions can help businesses save time by recruiting employees.
You have been hired as a bricklayer for the new mall that is being built in your town. Which of the following types of unions would you be most likely to join:
Independent
Federation
Craft
Industrial
Ali is a new employee who does not want to join a union. However, he was told he will have to join after his probationary period because his company is a(n) __________ shop.
agency
union
closed
open
One of the most important issues that create conflict in union-management negotiations is
wages.
education.
dress code.
dues.
The highest level of labor union organization is the
state level.
national union.
local union.
federation.
Which of the following is a court order that management might obtain to keep employees from carrying out certain acts:
Lockout
Injunction
Strike
Boycott
