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Question 71

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Codetermination is best defined as:

A) union-government cooperation to set national wages.
B) the political involvement of unions in Great Britain.
C) another term for enterprise unions in Japan.
D) worker representation on a corporation's board.

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Question 72

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In Germany,labor unions:

A) have union representatives on the boards of businesses.
B) are involved in national wage setting.
C) are affiliated with the Labor party.
D) are enterprise unions.

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In nonunionized firms:

Additional Case 15.2 TimeTable, Inc. plans to expand its manufacturing facilities. It is considering expansion either here in the United States or in Europe-Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, or France. It may also look at Japan or China, but those are currently second-tier choices. In selecting a country, the CEO wants to avoid political involvement. While friendly toward unions, he doesn't want a union that is politically oriented. In fact, the CEO of TimeTable was once a union official. He went through a career change, earned an MBA, and moved into the executive management ranks about ten years ago. TimeTable has a strong positive working relationship with its union. Management feels the NLRB is wrong in its ruling about the Wagner Act and is aggressively building labor-management teams. The CEO of TimeTable is even considering giving the union a seat on the board of directors. -Refer to Additional Case 15.2.Based on TimeTable's opinion of the Wagner Act,which country would be most appropriate?

Additional Case 15.4 Demetry is the president of a candle manufacturing company. He has heard that employees are considering trying to unionize. He is concerned about this and calls a meeting of upper-level managers and the HR department. Demetry wants to know what can be done in order to discourage a union. He is also concerned about the steps employees will take in unionizing. Demetry knows relatively little about unions. He started the company in his workshop for fun, and it grew into a business that he feels he can no longer control. Kaia, a production manager, strongly believes that the employees will manage to unionize and wants to identify areas where the company would be able to give-and-take during the bargaining. She suggests that the company discuss benefits for retired union workers. Karsten, an HR employee, also believes that the union will take hold. He suggests that Demetry not fight unionization and not coerce employees out of their support for the union. Karsten claims that showing such restraint may lead to a more harmonious and cooperative relationship between management and the union. -Refer to Additional Case 15.4.Which of the following is a true assessment of Kaia's benefits proposal?

Pay,work breaks,vacations,and work assignments are elements of work rules in the collective bargaining system.

How are employee disputes with management handled in both unionized and nonunionized firms? Discuss grievance procedures and open-door policies in your response.

A law designed to protect union members and their participation in union affairs is the ________.

Currently,the influence of unions in the United States is:

A contract interpretation grievance is based on union members' rights under the labor contract.

The lifelong employment policy in Japan has:

Which term refers to a firm's overall plan for dealing with labor unions?

The Taft-Hartley Act was created to:

Unionized companies face a competitive disadvantage against nonunionized rivals because of wage constraints.

Union growth in small U.S.businesses has been rapid,as smaller businesses have quickly moved from adversarial to cooperative attitudes.