1. American jobs have been lost in major industries, such as the automobile, steel, textile, footwear, and consumer electronics, whereas jobs in the aircraft, computers, entertainment, and finance industries have increased.
True
False
2. Given the high costs involved, evidence indicates that it is relatively rare for MNCs to shift production to other countries in order to intimidate local unions.
True
False
3. Which of the following is false about labor relations in China?
a. Today there is little flexibility for employers when it comes to staffing as all workers have a right to appeal any termination.
b. Traditionally, the relationship has been between workers and the government, not workers and individual enterprises.
c. Rather than serving workers, trade unions were used in the past to keep an eye on and control workers.
d. At one time, workers were assigned to state-owned enterprises and guaranteed lifetime employment.
e. Although unions have been given the right to engage in collective bargaining, Chinese workers have little faith in the unions and see them only as social welfare agents.
5. Which of the following statements about NAFTA is NOT true?
a. There has been expansion in trade and foreign investment.
b. There has been a contraction in manufacturing employment in the United States.
c. Economic stagnation in Mexico
d. In Mexico, productivity rates have declined.
e. Mexico wages remain low relative to U.S. manufacturing wages
6. All of the following are present obstacles to transnational bargaining with MNCs except:
a. Organized and active MNC resistance.
b. Cultural differences (e.g., between free trade unions and socialist-linked unions).
c. Differences in international labor relations law systems.
d. A lack of coordination of activities between organized labor in different countries.
e. Different national priorities among different nations as it relates to labor organization.
7. The majority of all workers in the United States cannot be terminated from their employment without any justification.
True
False
8. Unions in Cuba represent a broad array of constituents including current workers, retired pensioners, and even the unemployed.
True
False