Question 1

An example of an exclusive union would be

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A)  the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters.
B)  the Communications Workers of America.
C)  the American Medical Association.
D)  the United Steel Workers.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which one of the following occurred during the 2002 labor dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the employers at 29 West Coast ports?

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A)  President Bush invoked the Taft-Hartley Act.
B)  Workers engaged in a month-long work slowdown.
C)  The union got a guaranty of lifetime employment for those whose jobs were in jeopardy and a substantial pay increase.
D)  All of the choices are correct.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

A monopsony exists when

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A)  there is a single seller with no rivals in an input market.
B)  there is a labor union controlling labor supply in a labor market.
C)  there is a single buyer with no rivals in an input market.
D)  employers in a labor market face a horizontal labor supply curve.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Which union recently agreed to a 3-year wage freeze and the loss of 3,000 jobs in exchange for plant upgrades and limited imports?

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A)  The United Steel Workers
B)  The United Automobile and Aerospace Workers
C)  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
D)  The International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

A single employer who faces the entire labor supply curve in an industry is a ___________.

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Question 6

Which statement is false?

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A)  Unions have raised wages.
B)  Unions provide a measure of job security.
C)  A union may have to call a strike sometime just to maintain credibility with its membership and the publiC.
D)  None of these statements are false.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which statement is true?

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A)  Wal-Mart does not have any union members.
B)  The Toyota,Honda,and Nissan plants in the U.S.are unionized.
C)  The South is the most unionized section of the country.
D)  The United Automobile and Aerospace Workers and the United Steelworkers are the second and third largest unions in the U.S.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which statement is true about labor unions in the United States?

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A)  Unions have not always been very popular.
B)  They did not gain widespread acceptance until the 1940s.
C)  The U.S.has a lower percentage of its work force unionized than most other industrial nations.
D)  All of the choices are true of labor unions in the U.S.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

A closed shop agreement between unions and employers

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A)  will decrease wages.
B)  allows employers to hire all the labor they desire.
C)  will increase wages.
D)  will increase the quantity of labor demanded by employers.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The American Federation of Labor (AFL)

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A)  became the nation's predominant labor organization in the 1930s.
B)  had a main goal in the first decades of its existence of the formation of small producers' cooperatives.
C)  originally organized unions along craft lines as opposed to industrial lines.
D)  and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) split up in 1955.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A jurisdictional dispute occurs when ___________.

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two unions try to or...

Question 12

Statement I.Five large unions withdrew from the AFL-CIO in 2005 because of concern over declining union membership.
Statement II.There is no evidence that labor unions have raised wages.

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A)  Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B)  Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C)  Both statements are true.
D)  Both statements are false.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

If all professional baseball teams collude to reduce the wages paid to players,they are acting as

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A)  a pure monopsony.
B)  a pure monopoly.
C)  a labor union.
D)  a pure oligopoly.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The decline in union membership in the manufacturing economy has given way to a rise in union organizing in the ______________.

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The answer of The decline in union membership in the...

Question 15

The National Labor Relations Act not only committed the federal government to promote collective bargaining,but to actually support ___________.

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Question 16

You are most likely to be a union member if you

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A)  live in a right-to-work state.
B)  live in the South.
C)  are a government employee.
D)  work in retailing.
E)  work for a foreign-owned auto plant.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Right-to-work laws enacted in some states prohibit

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A)  open shops.
B)  union shops.
C)  both open shops and union shops.
D)  neither open shops nor union shops.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The focal point of collective bargaining negotiations is generally ___________.

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the amount...

Question 19

One reason unions have declined as a percent of the workforce is that workers have shifted from __________ to __________ industries,which are harder to organize.

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A)  manufacturing;service
B)  service;manufacturing
C)  financial;manufacturing
D)  None of these choices are correct.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

The two key accomplishments of labor unions have been to _____________ and to provide some ___________.

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raise wage...

Exam 27: Labor Unions

The National Labor Relations Act not only committed the federal government to promote collective bargaining,but to actually support ___________.

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Which union recently agreed to a 3-year wage freeze and the loss of 3,000 jobs in exchange for plant upgrades and limited imports?

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One reason unions have declined as a percent of the workforce is that workers have shifted from __________ to __________ industries,which are harder to organize.

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The focal point of collective bargaining negotiations is generally ___________.

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A monopsony exists when

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The two key accomplishments of labor unions have been to _____________ and to provide some ___________.

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An example of an exclusive union would be

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Which statement is true about labor unions in the United States?

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You are most likely to be a union member if you

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The decline in union membership in the manufacturing economy has given way to a rise in union organizing in the ______________.

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Which one of the following occurred during the 2002 labor dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the employers at 29 West Coast ports?

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Which statement is false?

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A jurisdictional dispute occurs when ___________.

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The American Federation of Labor (AFL)

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A single employer who faces the entire labor supply curve in an industry is a ___________.

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Which statement is true?

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Right-to-work laws enacted in some states prohibit

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A closed shop agreement between unions and employers

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If all professional baseball teams collude to reduce the wages paid to players,they are acting as

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Statement I.Five large unions withdrew from the AFL-CIO in 2005 because of concern over declining union membership. Statement II.There is no evidence that labor unions have raised wages.

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