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Version 1 1 Student name:__________ MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1)
From a societal standpoint, the main purpose of a labor relations system is
A)
to equalize the distribution of income across society.
B)
to ensure public safety, promote worker voice in politics, and reduce income inequalities that create a tax burden.
C)
to control the actions of employers and employees so that they are clearly acting in the best interests of society.
D)
to protect the profit maximization goals of the business and ensure competition in the marketplace.
2)
Which of the following is not considered an argument for treating employees as "more" than simply another commodity that can be bought and sold in the labor market?
A)
Most modern workers are completely dependent upon jobs, not property, in determining the quality of their life.
B)
Working adults spend a considerable proportion of their life at work, and hence, work provides an important social setting that greatly influences quality of life.
C)
When workers agree to supply their labor in exchange for pay and benefits, they are freely choosing to follow management's directives.
D)
Workers have feelings and free will that can, if they wish, interfere with the quantity and quality of work they perform.
3)
Which of the following is specified by the U.S. labor law?
A)
Workers can be fired if they are found to be supporting a union.
B)
Employers cannot threaten employees or undertake other actions for the sole purpose of preventing unionization.
C)
Workers cannot unionize as it imbalances the bargaining power between employees and employers.
D)
Corporations have the same bargaining power as individual, nonunion workers.
4)
Which of the four schools of thought believes that workers and employers have common interests that can be aligned for the benefit of all?
A)
Mainstream economics
B)
Human resource management
C)
Industrial relations
D)
Critical industrial relations
Version 1 2 5)
Which of the following was formed first?
A)
Industrial unions
B)
Business unions
C)
National unions
D)
Craft unions
6)
The first federation of U.S. labor organizations representing unions from different occupations and industries was
A)
the American Federation of Labor.
B)
the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
C)
the Industrial Workers of the World.
D)
the National Labor Union.
7)
Which labor union believed that while work was necessary to provide for both personal and psychological needs of individuals, it was also key to serving God?
A)
National Labor Union
B)
Knights of Labor
C)
Industrial Workers of the World
D)
American Federation of Labor
8)
The major strategy of the unions of the American Federation of Labor focused on
A)
collective bargaining and the threat of strikes.
B)
political action and lobbying.
C)
education and enlightenment.
D)
violence and sabotage.
9)
The American Federation of Labor focused its organizing efforts on
A)
craft workers of all kinds.
B)
industrial workers (i.e., all workers within an industry).
C)
workers of all kinds (craftsmen, industrial workers, farmers, etc.).
D)
skilled craft workers.
10)
The American Federation of Labor believed that allowing skilled craftsmen to establish and enforce their own work rules and work standards would do all of the following except
A)
promote the dignity of workers.
B)
reinforce their ability to participate in a democratic society.
C)
maintain high standards of the craft.
D)
advance the cause of industrial workers.
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