QUESTION To help them avoid unionization, companies employ many different strategies. One of them is that they have adopted two-tier pay scales, in which veteran employees make more than new employees. What is the system that the two-tier system replaced? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: The two-tier system replaced pattern bargaining, […]
QUESTION Insurable interest means that the policyholder must demonstrate that he or she stands to suffer a loss from the specific risk that is being insured. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: You must have a direct interest in the matter that you want to insure.
QUESTION The Plano greenhouse workers produce authorization cards from a majority of current employees and petition for an election. Which of the following is an appropriate and prudent move by management to discourage its workers to vote in favor of joining the union? A) Prohibit distribution of pro-union flyers in snack bars and other nonwork […]
QUESTION Wen owned a fabric-making business. The building and its contents were valued at $500,000. Wen also owned the property on which the building sat. It was valued at an additional $200,000. When the building was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, Wen’s insurance company sent him a check for $500,000. Wen wrote […]
QUESTION During the recession, companies employed a variety of different tactics—two-tier pay scales, forcing more productivity out of existing employees, reducing wages and benefits, hiring more short-term workers, and asking for givebacks—that effectively undercut union power. To which reason explaining the declining union movement does that statement apply? A) legislation solving some problems unions fought […]
QUESTION The union at the company for which Maya works has done a fabulous job boosting wages and benefits and improving the factory’s work environment. So Maya does not want to join the union. She thinks there is nothing left for the union to do for her. That sentiment reflects which reason explaining the declining […]
QUESTION Women, young people, temporary and part-time workers—all less receptive to union membership—hold a large proportion of the new jobs in recent years. To which reason explaining the declining union movement does that statement apply? A) shift from manufacturing to a service economy B) movement of manufacturing jobs to nonunion states C) negative images of […]
QUESTION Describe the history of the AFL and the CIO. When did they merge? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Formed in 1886, the American Federation of Labor became a federation of independent craft unions that banded together to pursue fundamental labor issues rather than a broad political agenda. Then, within the […]
QUESTION Wendy’s union at the factory where she works is complaining about some machines that are unsafe to work around, as they have unshielded cutting blades. So Wendy and other union representatives are going to sit down with management to discuss the issue. What is the name and description for what they are going to […]
QUESTION Briefly explain the four kinds of workplace labor agreements: closed shop, union shop, agency shop, and open shop. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Closed shop: An employer may hire only workers who are already in the union. Union shop: A worker does not have to be a union member when […]
