Howie Is a New Supervisor in the Can Manufacturing Area

question 57

Multiple Choice

Howie is a new supervisor in the can manufacturing area. In the last two months, seventeen grievances have been filed against him. Although he listened to the employees, investigated the complaints, and provided a response to the employees, he judged the grievances to have no merit and to require no action on his part. Howie has kept complete documentation of these actions. Several of the grievances have already been heard several levels up. You, the labor relations specialist, might offer Howie which of these suggestions?

• A) Would you suspend the next employee that grieves?
• B) Are you treating your employees fairly and with respect?
• C) Are you ready for a visit from the regional arbitrator of the NLRB?
• D) What were your attitudes toward union workers when you were a child?
• E) Have any of your workers threatened you?

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Definitions:

Fight Against Colonization

Efforts or movements dedicated to resisting and ultimately ending the control or occupation by colonial powers, seeking self-determination and independence for colonized territories.

Indians

People native to or citizens of India; also used historically to refer to Native Americans due to Columbus’s initial misidentification.

Colonization

The process by which a country establishes control over a foreign territory, subjecting it to its rule and often settling it with its own populace, impacting the indigenous culture and society.

Land Ownership

The legal or rightful ownership of land, involving the rights to use, control, and transfer land as property.