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=Chapter 10: The U.S. Labor Force=

Chapter Objectives:

 * Describe trends in US labor force, considering:
 * Definition and characteristics of "work force"
 * Opportunities for women
 * Changes in sectors where working
 * Define productivity and describe relationship of productivity to wages and salaries - how can it be a "win-win?"
 * Identify market and nonmarket factors that determine wages and salaries
 * Explain why unions exist and be able to describe key characteristics of Labor legislation in the last century
 * What options exist when labor and management cannot agree on issues of pay, work conditions, etc.
 * Be able to place the following on a spectrum of conciliatory to confrontational: injunction, lockout, mediation, strike, arbitration, conciliation, picketing, grievance

Chapter 10 In The News:
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Extra Credit (each question is to be answered in 3-4 COMPLETE sentences to be considered for extra credit).

 * 1) The nature of work has been changing rapidly in recent years. Some changes have probably affected your community. Identify an example of:
 * 2) A job that did not exist 20 years ago.
 * 3) Training or schooling needed to obtain entry-level jobs today that would not have been needed 20 years ago.
 * 4) Today, many people move across town or across the country to accept a new job.
 * 5) What are the economic benefits to the nation of labor mobility?
 * 6) What are some of the personal costs of moving to accept a new job?