Reference no: EM132196315
1. The Wagner Act protects employees Labor Relations rights by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Allowing the NLRB to impose fines for violations of the act.
b. Giving exclusive representation to unions with majority support.
c. Outlawing unfair labor practices by employers.
d. Empowering the NLRB to enforce the act.
e. Allowing employees to sue their employers for unfair labor practices.
2. An employer--Company X--has a policy of rotating its new employees around various jobs based on production needs. A team of employees has come together to complain about this policy. Specifically, the team believes that such a policy increases employees' stress levels and makes the workplace less safe. In this hypothetical situation, which "objectives" of the employment relationship are in conflict?
a. There is no conflict!
b. efficiency and voice
c. equity and efficiency
d. equity and voice
e. efficiency and equal employment opportunity
3. Which of the following schools of thought is most consistent with U.S. Labor Relations law?
a. Critical industrial relations school
b. Mainstream economics school
c. Industrial relations school
d. Property rights school
e. Human resource management school
4. In the United States, the labor relations system is _______ ________ when compared to the labor relations systems of other countries.
a. less developed
b. more liberal
c. tightly regulated
d. similarly regulated
e. loosely regulated
5. Which of the following is one of the three key sources of equipment losses productive maintenance programs focus on eliminating?
Equipment uptime
Speed gains
Quality improvements due to variation in equipment performance
None of the above