Directions:
You must answer all ten questions. You must answer all parts of each question. Each part of each question does not require a long answer. Focus on reading each question carefully, and answering each part specifically and succinctly. Information for the answers may be found in textbook. Labor Relations Striking a Balance 4th edition written by John W. Budd. The questions come from Chapters Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen respectively.
1. Seniority is at least partly a factor in nearly 90 percent of private sector contracts and can also be found in a variety of public sector contracts. Give an example of how seniority can play a part in workplace decisions.
2. List at least two benefits that the grievance procedure in the U.S. provides.
3. What is the difference between lean production work teams and self-directed work teams?
4. What are the three ways that job control unionism embodies a very strong sense of industrial justice?
5. Give one good effect and one bad effect of globalization.
6. What prompted the creation of the WTO and why was it created?
7. How does the U.S. policy on discharge and layoffs compare to the rest of the world?
8. Describe the three sets of rights granted to works councils.
9. Give at least two examples of how a stakeholder rather than a shareholder approach to labor relations might change past U.S. experiences.
10. List at least two important dualities in labor unions (hint: this in regard to the operations of unions only).