Anna Believes That Her Manager Violated the Terms of the Negotiated

question 167

Multiple Choice

Anna believes that her manager violated the terms of the negotiated labor-management agreement when he required her to report to work on a holiday. She has discussed her concerns with her shop steward and he agrees with her. It is likely the steward will encourage Anna to:

• A) start looking for another job in a right-to-work state.
• B) contact the local chapter of the ACLU.
• C) send a letter of protest to the president of the union.
• D) pursue a grievance over the interpretation of the labor contract.

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Definitions:

Cultural Relativism

The view that cultures, as a matter of fact, have different views about what is morally right and wrong.

Ethical Relativism

A philosophical viewpoint suggesting that moral principles are valid only relative to specific social, cultural, or personal contexts.

Kant

Immanuel Kant, an 18th-century German philosopher who is known for his work on deontological ethics, the theory of knowledge, and aesthetics.

Autonomy

Independence. Intellectual autonomy is the ability of a rational person to reach his or her own conclusions about what to believe and what not to believe. Moral autonomy is the ability of a rational person to reach his or her own moral conclusions about what is right and what is wrong. (This does not mean that people will necessarily come to different conclusions.)