True / False Questions
1. According to John Dunlop, when employees and their unions, management, and the government have a common ideology and accept the roles of the other participants, then there is a convergence of interests.
2. According to Katz and Kochan, contract negotiations and union organizing occur at the strategic level.
3. A critical factor in determining the success of a strike (actual or threatened) is the size of union membership.
4. A craft union's bargaining power depends greatly on the control it can exercise over the supply of its workers.
5. Right-to-work laws guarantee both the employee and employer the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time with or without notice.
6. Unionized workers receive, on average, 10 to 15 percent higher pay (excluding benefits) than their nonunion counterparts.
7. Since the 1960s, government regulation of many employment areas has decreased.
8. Employee groups and economic sectors with the fastest growth rates tend to have the highest rates of unionization.
9. Enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act rests with Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).
10. The NLRB's two major functions are to conduct and certify representation elections and prevent unfair labor practices.
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