Trade Union Quiz

What is the aim for a trade union?

• Help workers earn more money

• Protect the rights for workers

• To earn money from workers by charging subscription fee

• To satisfy the boss

Which of the following is not the objective of firms?

• maximize profits

• maximize costs

• maximize sales

• minimize costs

Which of the following is the oldest type of Trade Union?

• General Unions

• White Collar Unions

• Industrial Unions

• Craft Unions

Which of the following is not a factor of declining levels of Trade Union?

• An increase in minimum wage

• An increase in employment in small firms

• An increase in unemployment

• An increase number of self-employed people

Which of the following is not a factor of higher level of Trade Union?

• A growth in manufacturing jobs.

• Greater inequality

• An increase in taxation

• Higher cost of living

Influences of Trade Unions include

• Average salary

• members

• Taxation

• degree of unity

What are the advantages of Trade Union?

• Co-operation

• Efficiency wage theory

• Productivity deals

• Counter-balance monopsony

What are the disadvantages of Trade Union?

• Confrontation - leading to disputes

• Cost push inflation

• Market failure

• Unemployment

Which of the following is false about collective bargaining?

• Trade unions acts a means of communication and negotiation between employers and employees

• This occurs when a trade union representative who is voted into their position by union members, negotiates on behalf of the worker for better pay and conditions of work.

• It is argued that a collective voice is more powerful than each worker negotiating individually with the employer.

• _{Collective bargaining is one hundred percent going to be successful because the boss is not able to withstand so much pressure brought by the Trade Union.}

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which of these is correct?

• If you work more, you get paid more

• You have to join a trade union in order to protect your interests.

• The boss should be giving remuneration as much as possible

• Employment is inevitable and we should just let it be there