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As an employee of the human resource department of a major corporation,you are concerned about the potential costs of drug abuse.You are contemplating testing employees for substance abuse.Before adopting such tests,you should know that:


A) this type of testing has been found to be illegal,but many firms do it anyway.
B) medical tests of this nature are not very accurate.
C) if you use these tests,your company will join over 70 percent of major companies that test workers and job applicants.
D) these tests are very expensive,and should only be given to those who may belong to groups judged to be at higher risk.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Today,over 80% of all companies require some type of drug testing.

A) True
B) False

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The AFL-CIO was a major supporter of the NAFTA agreement to expand trade and commerce among the nations of the United States,Canada,and Mexico.

A) True
B) False

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The Making Ethical Decisions box titled,"Walking a Fine Line" discusses:


A) the violence that occurs at picket lines,and the welfare of those who are physically hurt as a result of these occurrences.
B) the ethics of participating as a strikebreaker in your community.
C) how givebacks are very unethical on the part of management in large operations and an indication that management has "crossed the line".
D) the ethics of participating in the blue flu.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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One goal of the Landrum-Griffin Act was to clean up union corruption.

A) True
B) False

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It is estimated that firms lose ___________ annually in productivity,absenteeism,and employee turnover due to caring for aging parents.


A) $42 million
B) $10 thousand
C) $35 billion
D) a decreasing amount

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The __________ sets the tone and clarifies the terms and conditions under which labor and management agree to function over a specific period of time.


A) negotiated labor-management agreement
B) right-to-work agreement
C) open shop agreement
D) bargaining zone

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The Norris-LaGuardia Act prohibits firms from requiring workers to agree not to join a union as a condition of their employment.

A) True
B) False

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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.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements about the costs of elder care is most accurate?


A) It should be much less expensive for firms to provide elder care than for them to provide childcare.
B) The financial burdens of elder care on the children of aging parents are likely to become less serious in the future than they are today,because many senior citizens are now remaining employed into their 70s rather than retiring in their early 60s.
C) Although elder care is expensive,the good news is that companies can receive a great deal of assistance from the federal government when they establish qualified elder care programs.
D) The costs of elder care are likely to rise very rapidly in coming years as an increasing number of older and more experienced employees face the need to care for aging parents and other relatives.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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If management and union officials cannot resolve a grievance,an) _________ is asked to listen to the arguments of each side and to make a decision that both sides will have to comply with.


A) confirmer
B) counselor
C) arbitrator
D) mediator

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Postal workers and other employees of the federal government who provide important services are allowed to form unions,but are denied the right to strike.

A) True
B) False

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The primary purpose of collective bargaining is to:


A) ensure worker participation in setting the goals and objectives of the company.
B) establish and communicate clear guidelines for performance appraisals.
C) limit the authority of management to set job categories and direct worker activities.
D) negotiate a labor-management agreement that both the union and management are willing to accept.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Amie was recently hired at Kreigmeister Industries as a repairperson.She was informed that if she chose not to join the union representing her fellow repair workers,she would still have to pay a fee to the union.Apparently,Kreigmeister operates under an) :


A) illegal arrangement,since nonmembers can never legally be required to pay fees to unions.
B) closed shop agreement.
C) union shop agreement.
D) agency shop agreement.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following acts gave more power to management in its relations with organized labor?


A) Norris-LaGuardia Act
B) Landrum-Griffin Act
C) Wagner Act
D) Taft-Hartley Act

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Alcohol and drug abuse are serious workplace issues but they involve far fewer workers than AIDS does.

A) True
B) False

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Jenna is a member of a union team that is negotiating with management to obtain a labor contract for the workers represented by the union.Jenna is involved in contract arbitration.

A) True
B) False

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In the past,a variety of professionals have served as mediators.If a labor dispute were to breakout between the management at an auto manufacturer and the local union that represents workers at the auto manufacturing plant,it would be highly unusual for a university professor who has studied labor relations to be asked to mediate.The disputing parties would save his time for something more serious like arbitration.

A) True
B) False

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On-site child-care remains the only acceptable way for firms to meet the childcare concerns of their employees.

A) True
B) False

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