Business 12th Edition By William M. Pride – Test Bank

Chapter 11—Enhancing Union-Management Relations

ESSAY

1. Trace the development of labor unions in the United States since the mid-1800s.

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: pp. 304-306
OBJ: LO: 11-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication
TOP: The Historical Development of Unions KEY: Bloom’s: Analysis

2. How did the positions of the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor (AFL) differ with regard to using strikes?

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Challenging REF: pp. 304-305
OBJ: LO: 11-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication
TOP: The Historical Development of Unions KEY: Bloom’s: Evaluation

3. Compare and contrast the membership of a craft union and of an industrial union.

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Challenging REF: pp. 304-305
OBJ: LO: 11-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication
TOP: The Historical Development of Unions KEY: Bloom’s: Evaluation

4. From which two sources does a union get its power to negotiate effectively with the management of a business?

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p. 306
OBJ: LO: 11-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication TOP: Organized Labor Today
KEY: Bloom’s: Analysis

5. What is a union-management partnership, and what are its benefits?

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p. 308
OBJ: LO: 11-2 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication TOP: Organized Labor Today
KEY: Bloom’s: Analysis

6. What were the major provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act that affected many poorly paid workers? How did this act affect very young children working in factories?

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Challenging REF: p. 309
OBJ: LO: 11-3 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication
TOP: Labor-Management Legislation KEY: Bloom’s: Analysis

7. Identify and describe the major steps involved in forming a union.

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: pp. 311-312
OBJ: LO: 11-4 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication TOP: The Unionization Process
KEY: Bloom’s: Analysis

8. Discuss the purpose of authorization cards used during a union organizing campaign. Who would sign them? Whom or what do they authorize?

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p. 312
OBJ: LO: 11-4 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication TOP: The Unionization Process
KEY: Bloom’s: Comprehension

9. If violations of the law occur during a union organizing campaign, what actions can the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) take?

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p. 313
OBJ: LO: 11-4 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication TOP: The Unionization Process
KEY: Bloom’s: Evaluation

10. After the initial union contract is developed by the negotiating teams for the union and for management, what happens to the proposed contract?

ANS:
Answer not provided.

PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p. 314
OBJ: LO: 11-5 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication TOP: Collective Bargaining
KEY: Bloom’s: Comprehension