Set up the Equations: Absolute value represents distance. Absolute value equations separate into two separate equations because we must consider the distance in both the left and the right directions.    The equation splits into these two equations: Equation in the left direction: Equation in the right direction:    

There are several types of legal strikes.  They include: _________________________.

Third-party dispute resolution mechanisms include: ___________________________.

Craft unionism is also known as occupational unionism. 

You are a frachise operator of McDonalds restaurants in the Chicagoland area where you have 15 restaurants with over 350 full- and part-time emplyees. You have been notified by the NLRB that a union election will occur in 45 days.  Name four (4) specific actions you will take to win the election?

Contract costing might include very simple proposals and very complex proposals.  Define contract costing. Next, provide an example of a simple proposal (easy to calculate) and a complex proposal (more difficult to calculate).

Interest-based negotiating (bargaining) is also known as __________________________.  

Arbitration is a third-party dispute resolution method in which a neutral third party investigates a bargaining impasse and issues a non-binding recommendation for a settlement.

The servicing model of unionism views unions as institutions of active worker participation, empowerment, and mobilization. 

Some companies seek to avoid unions by opening (or moving) manufacturing operations in (to) the ____________ region of the U.S. where union density is very low.