Question 1

The product market:
A) Is where the company either sells its product or purchases key elements for its manufacture or can make management more vulnerable.
B) Encourages importing products for manufacturing.
C) Is basically an irrelevant influence on the labor relations process.
D) Is where strikes are encouraged by management during product delivery.
E) Is where the company obtains skilled laborers for product manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

The product market is where a company sells its products or purchases key elements for its manufacture, impacting management and operations.

Question 2

The basic assumption underlying U.S.labor relations which states that employees should have a right to determine for themselves what is in their best interests and pursue such interests legally is that:
A) ​The free enterprise economic system in the U.S.creates an inherent conflict of interest between employers and employees.
B) ​Collective bargaining provides a process for meaningful employee participation through independently chosen representatives in the determination of work rules.
C) ​The unemployment rate affects work rules that provide job protection.
D) ​Employees in a free and democratic society have a right to independently pursue their employment interests using lawful means.
E) ​Government takes a direct role in determining work rules.

Accepted Answer

Employees in a free and democratic society have a right to independently pursue their employment interests using lawful means, reflecting the principle of individual rights and freedoms.

Question 3

The federal government's role in private sector collective bargaining activities is basically:
A) Illegal.
B) Direct and prohibited.
C) Direct.
D) Prohibited.
E) Indirect.

Accepted Answer

The federal government's role in private sector collective bargaining is indirect, primarily through legislation and regulation, such as the National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations and collective bargaining.

Question 4

The key participants in the labor relations process who represent the interest of the ownership as well as their own self-interests are the:
A) ​Management consultants.
B) ​Employees.
C) ​Managers.
D) ​Arbitrators.
E) ​Mediators.

Accepted Answer

Managers represent the interests of the ownership in the labor relations process while also considering their own self-interests.

Question 5

Union officials seek to enhance public opinion by:
A) Calling for more strikes.
B) Ignoring negative comments made in the media.
C) Using secrecy.
D) Avoiding attention to union activities.
E) Getting organized labor's positive message out to the community and forming alliances with various groups in the community.

Accepted Answer

Union officials aim to improve public opinion by promoting organized labor's positive message and building alliances with community groups, which helps to create a supportive environment for their activities.

Question 6

The phase of the labor relations process which states that employees have a legal right to form and join a union or to refrain from doing so is the:
A) ​Negotiation of the labor agreement.
B) ​Administration of the labor agreement.
C) ​Focal point of labor relations.
D) ​Recognition of the legitimate rights and responsibilities of union and management representatives.
E) ​Key participants in the labor relations process.

Accepted Answer

The recognition of the legitimate rights and responsibilities of union and management representatives includes acknowledging employees' legal rights to form, join, or refrain from joining a union.

Question 7

The most important factor in the gradual decline or stagnation in union membership has been attributed to:
A) Political and legal conditions governing the workplace.
B) Structural changes in the labor force.
C) Improved management practices in organizations.
D) Increase of government employees.
E) Decrease of automobile manufacturing workers.

Accepted Answer

Structural changes in the labor force, such as the shift from manufacturing to service industries and the rise of gig and part-time work, have significantly contributed to the decline in union membership.

Question 8

The following is not an element of the labor relations process:
A) ​Discouraged workers.
B) ​State of the economy.
C) ​International forces.
D) ​Product market.
E) ​Financial market.

Accepted Answer

Discouraged workers are individuals who have stopped looking for work and are not considered part of the labor force, thus not directly involved in the labor relations process. The other options are factors that can influence labor relations.

Quiz 1: Union-Management Relationships in Perspective

The product market:

The basic assumption underlying U.S.labor relations which states that employees should have a right to determine for themselves what is in their best interests and pursue such interests legally is that:

The federal government's role in private sector collective bargaining activities is basically:

The key participants in the labor relations process who represent the interest of the ownership as well as their own self-interests are the:

Union officials seek to enhance public opinion by:

The phase of the labor relations process which states that employees have a legal right to form and join a union or to refrain from doing so is the:

The most important factor in the gradual decline or stagnation in union membership has been attributed to:

The following is not an element of the labor relations process: