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Question 81

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The Food King chain stocks the products of VitaVeggies Food Company at all of their supermarkets. The Teamsters are currently involved in a labor dispute with VitaVeggies. The union has already encouraged its members and the general public not to buy VitaVeggie products. Now it is threatening Food King stores with the possibility of a boycott if it continues to carry the VitaVeggies line. Food King is being threatened with a(n)

A) primary boycott.
B) secondary boycott.
C) jurisdictional boycott.
D) informational boycott.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Question 82

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Over the past several decades, the compensation of CEOs of large U.S. corporations has

A) remained relatively stable once inflation is taken into account.
B) become based more on salary and less on stock options.
C) increased enormously, even when inflation is taken into account.
D) consistently lagged behind the compensation of top executives in Europe and Asia.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Question 83

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When workers go on strike, management is often compelled to keep the business operation running. If it is unable to achieve this on its own, management may

The process of bringing in an impartial third party to render a binding decision in a labor dispute is referred to as

Under a union shop agreement, workers must belong to a union before they can be hired.

Most historians view the increase in union membership in the United States as an outgrowth of the transition from an industrial economy to a service economy during the middle part of the 20th century.

The ________ guaranteed the rights of individual union members when dealing with their union.

At Newport Pharmaceuticals Group, union reps strongly discouraged the firm's union employees from buying the company's products. Recently, they also took out an ad with an important message for consumers: "Don't give Newport your money. They don't share it with their employees!"  What do these actions best describe?

Simon, who is philosophically opposed to unions, often says, "Why should I be required to join an organization I don't agree with, or pay a fee to support it financially? I thought this was a free country, but I don't feel very free when I'm told that I'll lose my job if I don't join the union. It just isn't fair." Simon's comments suggest he favors a(n) ________ shop arrangement.

John L. Lewis broke with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1935 over membership issues and formed a rival group known as the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

Speculating on the future of organized labor unions, which of the following statements best summarizes real concerns?

Last year, employees at your local community college were on strike. Very few students were crossing the picket line. In fact, the postal employees refused to deliver mail there claiming that they were honoring the strike for their fellow service union members. The postal employees were participating in a voluntary secondary boycott.

The Labor-Management Relations Act (Taft-Hartley Act) allowed states to pass laws that prohibited compulsory union membership.

Small firms often offer innovative child care programs as a way of competing for qualified employees.

Although child care concerns have become a pressing issue for many employees, most firms have been unable to find acceptable solutions to these concerns.

The ________ guaranteed union members the right to nominate candidates for union office and participate in union meetings.

Costs associated with elder care are likely to have a much smaller impact on businesses than childcare costs.

Which of these evolving workplace issues will likely continue to be a focus during future contract negotiations?

A grievance is

The presence of formal labor organizations in the United States dates back to the