Labor

Question 1

at the time of the founding of the country, most Americans worked as

Answer 1

farmworkers

Question 2

why are US firms moving manufacturing jobs overseas

Answer 2

Labor cost less overseas

Question 3

which of the following groups is counted in employment statistics

Answer 3

people who work 15 or more hours without pay in a family business

Question 4

what is one strategy that employers use to continue to do business despite high wages

Answer 4

replace some of the workers with machines

Question 5

what factors can affect wages

Answer 5

all of the above (minimum-wage laws, safety laws, labor unions)

Question 6

what is generally one of the major differences between Union and nonunion workers

Answer 6

Union workers earn more money for similar work

Question 7

what is generally the difference between blue and white collar workers

Answer 7

blue-collar workers have industrial jobs, white-collar workers have professional or clerical jobs

Question 8

what is considered a negative impact of a strike on an employer

Answer 8

loss of profits

Question 9

what is one of the most important goal of a labor union

Answer 9

to improve wages and benefits

Question 10

what is one reason union membership in the United States has fallen in recent years

Answer 10

The decline in manufacturing jobs

Question 11

which person would be considered outside labor force

Answer 11

someone who once sought work, but has given up looking for a job

Question 12

what information about occupational trends in 2007 and 2008 is shown on the graph

Answer 12

The unemployment increases in various occupations from 2007 to 2008

Question 13

which of the following headlines best describes the trend shown in the graph

Answer 13

blue-collar unemployment stays at twice professional right

Question 14

A company can be accused of having a glass ceiling because

Answer 14

qualified male employees so most of the high level jobs

Question 15

Labor unions were formed because workers wanted to change

Answer 15

The dangerous working conditions and long hours of factory jobs

Question 16

what advantages do workers bargaining as part of a labor union hold over workers bargaining as individuals

Answer 16

by banding together, workers have more power

Question 17

in 1886, Samuel Gompers started a national labor movement by creating the

Answer 17

American Federation of labor

Question 18

why did the union membership rise in the 1930s

Answer 18

Congress passed laws favoring unions

Question 19

Picture of the collective bargaining session between union leaders and company management. which statement would most be made by a member of management

Answer 19

“we need to eliminate the night shift of cut costs”

Question 20

mediation

Answer 20

technique used to settle labor disputes in which a neutral mediator try to come up with terms and conditions that both sides will agree upon

Question 21

arbitration

Answer 21

technique used during disagreements between union workers and company owners in which a neutral third-party’s will hear both sides of the argument and come up with a legally binding the decision for both parties to abide by