1.  In relation to the legal political environment of bargaining, an example of prohibited issues in bargaining is bargaining to require the firm to use only union  _______________________________

2.  In relation to Labor Movement strategies & philosophies, strategic planning often conflicts w/ the  process  _________________________ 

3.  In relation to the economy & the social sciences, since 1950 there has been a shift in the 1st World from  ____________________________  to services because an older population desires more services 

4.  In relation to the ICA, in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden, the court stated that commerce was  __________________________  "to traffic, to buying & selling, or the interchange of commodities 

5.  In relation to globalization,  ______________________  is the interconnectedness of different parts of the world through economic, environmental, political, cultural, etc. convergence ( change ) 

6.  In relation to labor economics,  _________________________________  means the firm must use a strategy of investing in workers rather than pursuing other strategies 

7.  In relation to labor capital substitution,  ________________________________  capital is financial capital that is used to hire workers, buy supplies, pay bills, etc. 

8.  In relation to labor markets, contracting  __________________________________  the labor supply at the contracted rate ( assuming the wage premium is negotiated ) 

9.  In relation to employer interests, a strike will have less of an impact if it comes during the  __________________________________  for the employer 

10.  In relation to employee interests, employees are also unable to take risk because human capital ( labor ) is not  __________________________ ; i.e., an employee can generally only work for one firm, & changing employers is costly 

11.  In relation to key interest groups, also included in the corporate coalition group are policy foundations & research institutes that do not call themselves  _____________________________ , but claim to operate on the behalf of "good govt" or the "national interest" 

12.  In relation to union membership interests, members' interests also include those factors which will make the union stronger such as increased  _______________________ 

13.  In relation to bargaining structures, a bargaining unit is broadly defined by the law, regulations & court cases, but ultimately w/in this framework, a bargaining unit is what  _________________  &  _________________  decide it is 

14.  In relation to the types of bargaining units, under  ______________________________________  bargaining, different issues are negotiated at different levels

15.  In relation to factors impacting bargaining, greater  ______________________________  in bargaining has internal consequences based on power over process issues 

Be sure & answer all parts of the question.  Style, spelling & grammar are important.  Demonstrate a strong factual argument, use examples, & then inform your opinion.  Answers should be about 2 pages long. 

3.  In relation to labor economics, what effect does the elasticity of demand have on wages?  What effect does the elasticity of demand have on employment? In bargaining a contract, what effect does the elasticity of demand have on the employer? In bargaining a contract, what effect does the elasticity of demand have on the union?