Name __________________________
Quiz Date / due date ______________
Labor
Principles and Practices of Economics
Chapter 9 Study Guide
Directions: Referring to your text, read pages 211-236, and answer the following
questions. Use this as a reference when studying for the chapter quiz, and be prepared to
turn it in for credit prior to taking the quiz.
Section 1:
1.
Besides being at least 16 years of age, what additional criteria must be met to be
considered employed (at least one of the three)?
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
2. Which people in the labor force can be counted as unemployed?
____________________________________________________________
3. What was the national unemployment rate in June 2003? ______%
4. Name an occupational trend that is changing our economy today.
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5. Temporary jobs are known as _________________________ employment.
6. Explain how wages have changed for the American worker in the past 20 years.
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Section 2
7. Describe the differences between the following categories of skill levels:
a. Unskilled labor: _________________________________________
______________________________________________________
b. Semi-skilled labor: ______________________________________
______________________________________________________
c. Skilled labor: ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________
d. Professional labor: _______________________________________
8. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 declared that male and female employees in the same
workplace performing the same job had to receive the ____________
__________.
9. Which government organization handles complaints of job discrimination?
___________________________________________
10. A labor union is an organization of workers that tries to improve
________________ __________________, _____________ , and
__________________ for its members.
Section 3
11. What was the main reason that labor unions were first formed?
_____
12. An organized work stoppage intended to force an employer to address union
demands is known as a _______________.
13. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 allowed what type of law to be passed, banning
mandatory union membership? _________________________________ laws
14. A term for manufacturing workers, who work for hourly pay in industrial jobs, is
_______________ - _________________ workers.
15. Someone who works in a professional or clerical job for a salary is known as a
_______________ - _________________ worker.
16. The process in which union and company representatives meet to negotiate new
labor contracts is called _______________________ _____________________.
17. When management and labor union members cannot reach an agreement, there
are two techniques used other than striking:
Mediation occurs when a neutral person hears both sides of the story, and suggests a
solution. This solution is _____________________, which means that neither side
has to accept it.
Arbitration occurs when the neutral party reviews the case and imposes a decision
that is legally _____________________.
Read the chapter summary on page 236 carefully.
Answer items 1-7 from the Key Terms activity on page 236, by writing the correct
matching term in the appropriate blanks below.
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. ___________________________________
6. __________________________________
7. ___________________________________