Question 1

Comparable worth is concerned with making sure that women get paid as much as men when they do the same jobs.

Accepted Answer

Comparable worth is concerned with ensuring that jobs of equal value or worth, regardless of the gender of the employee, are paid the same wages. It is not just about equal pay for the same job, but about equal pay for jobs that require the same levels of education, skill, and responsibility, regardless of whether they are predominantly held by men or women.

Question 2

In the next few years, unions are likely to find that they must adopt a tough, confrontational approach in order to get what they want from management.

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Question 3

The largest labor organization in the U.S. is the National Education Association (NEA).

Accepted Answer

The NEA is indeed the largest labor organization in the U.S., with over 3 million members.

Question 4

CEOs only earn high salaries and bonuses when their companies earn substantial profits.

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Question 5

After adjusting for inflation, the average executive compensation is actually a little lower now than it was in 1960.

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According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, the average CEO compensation in 1960 was approximately 20 times that of the average worker. In 2019, the average CEO compensation was approximately 320 times that of the average worker. This indicates a significant increase in executive compensation, even after adjusting for inflation.

Question 6

Striking union workers are picketing near the entrance of the Bathtub Brewing Company's plant. The workers are acting peacefully and have not threatened anyone entering or leaving the company or damaged any property. Bathtub Brewing's management is seeking an injunction to prevent the workers from picketing. The courts are unlikely to issue an injunction under the current circumstances.

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Question 7

On the average, today's CEO of a Fortune 500 company makes over 344 times what the lowest-paid employee earns.

Accepted Answer

This is true according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute in 2018.

Question 8

In the future, unions are likely to leave training and recruitment of workers to management, and focus instead on encouraging those workers to join the union.

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Unions have historically played a significant role in training and recruitment of workers, and it is unlikely that they will completely relinquish this responsibility to management in the future. However, unions may shift more towards recruitment and encouraging workers to join the union rather than solely focusing on training.

Question 9

Union representatives and the management at Bathtub Brewing Company's have reached an impasse. Going forward, the union is planning an organized strike and other tactics to put pressure on management where it will be most effective. Union supporters are being encouraged to avoid purchasing Bathtub Brewing's products. Now union leaders have contacted a variety of stores that stock Bathtub Brewing's beer telling them union members and other supporters will stop shopping at any store that continues to carry Bathtub Brewing's beer until the dispute is resolved in the union's favor. This tactic against stores that carry Bathtub Brewing Company is called a primary boycott.

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Question 10

Workers at the Manchester plant of Vandelay Industries have gone out on strike. Management believes it could continue operations as normal by hiring replacement workers. If the company hires nonunion workers to continue its operations, it will be violating a recent Supreme Court ruling that declared hiring replacement workers as a violation of the Wagner Act.

Accepted Answer

This is a case of misinformation. The Supreme Court has not declared hiring replacement workers as a violation of the Wagner Act. In fact, the Supreme Court has held that employers have the right to hire replacement workers during a strike, although there are certain limitations and restrictions on such hiring.

Question 11

The unions of the 21st century are likely to be quite different from those in the past.

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With the changing nature of work and the rise of technology, unions will need to adapt and evolve to remain relevant and effective in the 21st century. They may focus more on issues such as job security, training and education, and better working conditions rather than traditional issues such as wages and benefits. Additionally, they may need to embrace new forms of organizing and communication to reach and engage a younger and more diverse workforce.

Question 12

Courts will issue an injunction against union tactics only if management can show a just cause to restrict the union tactic.

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Courts will not issue an injunction against union tactics without just cause shown by management.

Question 13

The lockout is the most common tactic used by management today to deal with labor management disputes.

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Question 14

Last year, employees at your local community college were on strike. Very few students were crossing the picket line. In fact, the postal employees refused to deliver mail there claiming that they were honoring the strike for their fellow service union members. The postal employees were participating in a voluntary secondary boycott.

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A secondary boycott is when a group, not directly involved in a labor dispute, refuses to do business with the affected company as a way of supporting the striking workers. The postal employees' decision to not deliver mail to the community college was a voluntary action they took to support their fellow service union members who were on strike. Therefore, it was a secondary boycott.

Question 15

Despite their high pay, most CEOs work far fewer hours per week than the average employee in their companies.

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Question 16

The disparity in salaries is clearly reflected in the fact that the average executive compensation for a major company was $10.4 million, compared to about $38,000 that the average worker was compensated.

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This statement is true. Data from the Economic Policy Institute shows that in 2019, the average CEO of a major company received $10.4 million in total compensation, while the average worker was compensated around $38,000.

Question 17

The Taft-Hartley Act gives the president the power to require striking workers in any industry to return to their jobs for a cooling-off period while representatives of management and the union continue to negotiate.

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Question 18

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was intended to give shareholders more say in executive compensation.

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires public companies to hold a shareholder vote on executive compensation, and also gives shareholders the ability to cast a non-binding vote on golden parachute packages for executives. These provisions were intended to give shareholders more say in executive compensation.

Question 19

Membership in labor unions has grown steadily over the past 50 years.

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Membership in labor unions has actually declined steadily over the past 50 years, particularly in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, union membership in the US peaked in 1954 at around 28% of the workforce, and has since declined to under 11% in 2020.

Question 20

Economist Thomas Piketty is very critical of the exorbitant compensations that some CEOs are getting.

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This is true. Piketty has been vocal about the increasing gap between CEO pay and worker pay, and has authored books and articles discussing this issue.

Quiz 12: Dealing With Employeemanagement Issues