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12.  Which of the following is NOT a way for employees to become unionized? Select one: a. Nonunion employees may organize a union b. Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement may decide to join the union c. Unionized employees may organize a union  d. New employees may be required to join a union

What may be a consequence of laws on labor unions and employment in Western Europe that make it difficult to terminate employees? Select one: a. companies may choose to hire many employees b. companies may be reluctant to hire many employees c. employee compensation decreases d. succession planning becomes less relevant

2. What are some reasonable goals for a union? Use the tools of supply and demand to explain how a union might pursue its goals, whatever they are. Consider a union that has been in the news recently. What was it trying to accomplish?

8. Problems and Applications Q8 Consider an economy with two labor markets: one for manufacturing workers and one for service workers. Suppose initially that neither is unionized.   Which of the following will happen to the manufacturing labor market if manufacturing workers formed a union? Check all that apply.   A)The wage of manufacturing workers will rise.   B)The quantity of manufacturing workers demanded will fall.   C)The quantity of manufacturing workers supplied will rise.   D)There will be an increase in employment of manufacturing workers.   Which of the following describes the effect of the changes in the manufacturing labor market on the market for service workers, which is not unionized? Check all that apply.   A)The wage of service workers will fall.   B)The supply of service workers will rise.   C)The demand for service workers will fall.   D)There will be an increase in employment in the service sector.   Note:- Please give the…

1. Discuss the role of the following in the process of organizing a labor union: employee, employer, DOLE. 2. You are the negotiator in the latest Philippine Airlines Employees Association/Philippine Airlines (PALEA/PAL) contract. What would you do if negotiations reached a bargaining deadlock? Be specific and explain the consequences of any proposed action. 3. Are you for or against Union? What can you say about the weakening of labor movement in the Philippines because of the growth of business process outsourcing?

How today’s unions help working people Giving workers the power to improve their jobs and unrig the economy Americans have always joined together—whether in parent teacher associations or local community organizations—to solve problems and make changes that improve their lives and their communities. Through unions, people join together to strive for improvements at the place where they spend a large portion of their waking hours: work. The freedom of workers to join together in unions and negotiate with employers (in a process known as collective bargaining) is widely recognized as a fundamental human right across the globe. In the United States, this right is protected by the U.S. Constitution and U.S. law and is supported by a majority of Americans.1 Over 16 million working women and men in the United States are exercising this right—these 16 million workers are represented by unions. Overall, more than one in nine U.S. workers are represented by unions. This representation makes…

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Which of the following are reasons why union membership is in decline in the United States? Choose all that apply.   a Public opinion of unions has declined as many factories have moved overseas for cheaper labor costs. b Many employers are opposed to their employees joining a union. c Union members generally earn less and have poorer working conditions than those who are not in unions. d Employment patterns have changed in the United States since the time when unions reached their peak.

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05 The old industrial unions are being supplanted by Multiple Choice unions of service workers. craft unions.

Union A wants to represent workers in a firm that would hire 20,000 workers if the wage rate is $12 and would hire 10,000 workers if the wage rate is $15. Union B wants to represent workers in a firm that would hire 30,000 workers if the wage rate is $20 and would hire 33,000 workers if the wage rate is $15. Which union is likely to or ganize?

The town of Bookville has a massive public library system. Bookville's municipal government faces a tradeoff between retaining the current number of library workers and replacing some of its workers with computers. The four options available to the government are given in table below.     Number of workers Number of computers Choice A 30 50 Choice B 20 100 Choice C 10 150 Choice D 5 300   Computers and software cost $5,000 each and must be replaced each year. In a non-unionized labor market, workers are paid $20,000 per year. In these circumstances, the optimal choice from a cost perspective for the city government is Question 4 options:   Choice A   Choice B   Choice C   Choice D

Question 10 (1 point)   Saved Quantity of Labor Supplied Wage Total Cost of Labor Marginal Cost of Labor Marginal Revenue Product 50 $10 $500 $10 $30 100 $12 $1200 X $25 150 $15 $2250 $21 $21 200 $18 $3600 $27 $18 250 $20 $5000 $28 $15   Use the labor market data for a monopsony employer above. Find the wage and quantity of labor the firm will hire. Question 10 options:   $12; 100   $25; 100   $15; 150   $21; 150

Firm would hire 20,000 workers if the wage rate is $12 but will hire 10,000 workers ifthe wage rate is $15. Firm B will hire 30,000 workers if the wage is $20 but will hire 33,000workers if the wage is $15. The workers in which firm are more likely to organize and forma union?

6. Under certain circumstances, it is possible for unions to better their interests by affecting or altering the union constraint in a direct or indirect manner. Could you recommend a strategy that may work for this goal, based on your microeconomics knowledge? How can unions put your strategy to work? Demonstrate the effect of your strategy in a diagram.

2. In the retail trade industry, unionized workers earn 19.0% more than non-unionized workers do. As you learned in class, this does not necessarily mean that non-union workers who gained union membership would receive raises of (on average) 19%, nor does it mean that the existence of the union increased the wages of workers who were able to join the union by 19%. a. As we noted in class, many unions prefer to grant union membership to workers with a significant amount of work experience in the industry. In light of that fact alone, is the 19% difference between union and non-union wages an overestimate or an underestimate of the value of belonging to a labor union? (Other factors might also affect that comparison, but ignore them for this part of the question.)

What is the primary objective of labor unions? A. Increasing corporate profits B. Reducing government intervention in labor markets C. Negotiating wages and working conditions for their members D. Enhancing consumer satisfaction

4 ways trade unions may influence the wage rate paid to employees in a particular occupation.