Labor Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Which workers are most likely to be in demand in the future? those with high-tech skills those with construction skills those in government jobs those in manufacturing jobs {Ans: a}What is the definition of collective bargaining? ongoing salary negotiations between an employee and a factory owner an agreement among a group of factory owners to raise worker wages a written set of guidelines about legal and illegal workplace conditions labor union and employer negotiations about wages and other issues {Ans: d}What was the status of US workplace safety laws in 1900? A few states had tried to pass safety laws, but they had no public support. Most states had passed some safety laws, but enforcement varied. Most states opposed safety laws, but workers began to demand them. All states had safety laws, but no one bothered to enforce them. {Ans: not A}Read the excerpt from a letter about the early trade union movement. The trade union movement came into being as a movement of hunger. It was made necessary by conditions. It was in the beginning formed in response to a hunger for enough to eat . . . As it became possible to secure more food,