Reference no: EM132297350

1. Employers are generally quick to settle discrimination charges prior to litigation:

a. because litigation is takes time and they want the employee back to work asap.

b. when there is credible evidence of discrimination.

c. because once it reaches the litigation phase they are very likely to lose in court.

d. with or without credible evidence so no one else learns about the charge.

2. The highly-unionized sectors of the American workforce have:

a. suffered employment declines

b. significantly increased in size.

c. maintained size after experiencing some early declines.

d. experienced little change since the early 20th century.

3. Labor relations laws apply to:

a. unionized employers.

b. non-union employers.

c. all employers.

d. employers who employ more than 5 employees.

4. The weapons used by organized labor in the 1870’s – 1890’s to obtain recognition and economic gains were:

a. guns and cannons

b. picketing, strikes and boycotts.

c. rumors and actions similar to the Boston tea Party.

d. Sunday sermons by local preachers denouncing employers with poor labor relations policies.

5. The decline of unionized workers in the US:

a. is due to the rise in labor-saving technology.

b. is because the work of unions is now done and workers feel their rights are protected by their employers.

c. is a myth and the percentage of workers has remained by the same over the past 20 years.

d. is a myth because unions have gained members from the healthcare industry and they replace the workers lost from the shrinking manufacturing industry.