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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA government program that regulates unfair hiring practices is calledset-aside contractseizurefact findingunion shop
- 2. Multiple ChoicePrice measures that have been adjusted for inflationreal or constant dollarsCivilian Labor Forcefact-findingequilibrium wage rate
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that higher education often results in higher earningsnegotiated wageswage determinationfact findingsignaling theory
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTactics used only by managementlockoutboycottpicketnegotiation
- 5. Multiple Choice____________________ is responsible for increases in the federal minimum wage.inflationtwo-tiered wage systemsupply of labordemand of labor
- 6. Multiple ChoiceUnion membership is optional.collective bargaininginjunctionunion shopmodified union shop
- 7. Multiple Choice_______________________ is the negotiation between union and management.equilibrium wage ratereal or constant dollarsinjunctioncollective bargaining
- 8. Multiple ChoiceFirst types on unions formed in the United States.craft and industrial unionscraft and independent unionscompany and industrial unionscompany and independent unions
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe income earned by females has only been a fraction of that earned by males partially because ofuneven distribution of men and women among occupationsdifferences in human capitaldiscriminationall of these
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe market theory of wage determination isA workers value in the labor market is determined primarily by that worker's seniorityManagement is more willing to pay a high wage to a worker with an advanced educationWorkers pay rates are set by supply and demand for workers skillsManagement tend to pay a lower wage to
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMain difference between the two oldest types of unions.Company unions are national in scope, industrial unions are independent.Company unions are independent; industrial unions are national in scope.Trade union members do the same work; industrial union members work in the same industry.Trade union members work in the same industry; industrial union members do the same work.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAn attempt to prevent erosion of the value of the minimum wage?freezing wagefreeze hiringincrease minimum wageincrease hiring
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSelect the correct statement about minimum wage laws in the United StatesMinimum wage is adjusted by law every 5 yearsMinimum wage is the same in all parts of the countrySome states have lower than federal minimum wageSome states have higher than federal minimum wage
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich category of workers stands to gain the most from unionization?skilled laborunskilled laborsemi-skilled laborprofessional labor
- 15. Multiple ChoiceUse of a third party to resolve a disputepicketgive backmediationarbitration
- 16. Multiple Choicemaintaining pay-scale for an occupationminimum wagetwo-tier wage systemsenioritywage rate
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSignaling theory suggests thatfew management concessions result from the process of mediationmost management concessions result from arbitrationunion members have greater job security than the average non-union workerthe average college graduate makes 3 times more than the average high school drop-out
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