Question 1

The Civil War encouraged the growth of unions as it:

Accepted Answer

A)  refined and encouraged mass production techniques with meant a concentration of a new and larger force under one factory roof. 
B)  created a more militant philosophy of protest which continued after the war's end. 
C)  served as a training ground for future union leaders. 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  refined and encouraged mass production techniques with meant a concentration of a new and larger force under one factory roof. 
B)  created a more militant philosophy of protest which continued after the war's end. 
C)  served as a training ground for future union leaders. 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these A

Question 2

One change since 1950 is organized labor's current emphasis on short-range reform instead of long-range material goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The "Open Shop" and "Mohawk Valley Formula" were techniques used by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Knights of Labor and the IWW to obtain more members. 
B)  the CIO of obtain more members. 
C)  the AFL and CIO to merge organizations in 1955. 
D)  employers to minimize the existence of unions and union members at their facilities. 
E)  the Knights of Labor, the IWW, and the CIO to obtain more members. 
A)  the Knights of Labor and the IWW to obtain more members. 
B)  the CIO of obtain more members. 
C)  the AFL and CIO to merge organizations in 1955. 
D)  employers to minimize the existence of unions and union members at their facilities. 
E)  the Knights of Labor, the IWW, and the CIO to obtain more members. D

Question 4

The Knights of Labor (KOL)differed from the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)in that the KOL:

Accepted Answer

A)  assumed employees and employers had similar interests. 
B)  allowed most employees to join their organization without much regard to occupation. 
C)  spoke out against the effects on the employee of the existing manufacturing system. 
D)  wanted to change the existing wage and profit system. 
E)  all of these are differences between the KOL and the IWW. 
A)  assumed employees and employers had similar interests. 
B)  allowed most employees to join their organization without much regard to occupation. 
C)  spoke out against the effects on the employee of the existing manufacturing system. 
D)  wanted to change the existing wage and profit system. 
E)  all of these are differences between the KOL and the IWW.

Question 5

The strength of any labor organization depends on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability of union leaders to identify and satisfy members' goals and interests. 
B)  Its structural and financial stability. 
C)  Its ability to work within established political and economic systems. 
D)  Supportive or disruptive features of the broader social environment such as legislation, mass media, etc. 
E)  all of these 
A)  The ability of union leaders to identify and satisfy members' goals and interests. 
B)  Its structural and financial stability. 
C)  Its ability to work within established political and economic systems. 
D)  Supportive or disruptive features of the broader social environment such as legislation, mass media, etc. 
E)  all of these

Question 6

Powderly felt employees who joined the KOL:

Accepted Answer

A)  needed to loosen up a bit and have a good time at union functions such as picnics and needed to be educated on major problems which they were previously unable to understand. 
B)  knew what was best for them. 
C)  needed to loosen up a bit and have a good time at union functions such as picnics. 
D)  needed to be educated on major problems with they were previously unable to understand. 
E)  all of these 
A)  needed to loosen up a bit and have a good time at union functions such as picnics and needed to be educated on major problems which they were previously unable to understand. 
B)  knew what was best for them. 
C)  needed to loosen up a bit and have a good time at union functions such as picnics. 
D)  needed to be educated on major problems with they were previously unable to understand. 
E)  all of these

Question 7

Employers actively opposed unions after World War I by implementing the European Plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The "criminal conspiracy" doctrine means that union organizing prior to 1842 could result in an injunction against the union organizers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Homestead Incident unlike the Ludlow Massacre showed the public that union and management officials could resolve their differences in a non-violent fashion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Homestead Incident:

Accepted Answer

A)  received more favorable media attention than the Haymarket Riot. 
B)  involved unilateral wage reductions at a Carnegie owned steel mill. 
C)  showed that AFL could offer some financial support to one of its member unions. 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  received more favorable media attention than the Haymarket Riot. 
B)  involved unilateral wage reductions at a Carnegie owned steel mill. 
C)  showed that AFL could offer some financial support to one of its member unions. 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 11

The "criminal conspiracy" doctrine means that union organizing prior to 1842 could result in an injunction against the union organizers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Two major bargaining issues since World War II have been adjustments to technological change and safeguards against inflation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The AFL under Gompers' leadership believed the existing social system should be dramatically changed by any means possible,including revolutionary methods if necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The AFL's political action goals:

Accepted Answer

A)  were directed at establishing a third independent political party that could best represent labor's interests and attempted to change the existing capitalist system. 
B)  were basically nonexistent. 
C)  stressed the principle, "reward your friends, punish your enemies." 
D)  attempted to change the existing capitalist system. 
E)  were directed at establishing a third independent political party that could best represent labor's interests. 
A)  were directed at establishing a third independent political party that could best represent labor's interests and attempted to change the existing capitalist system. 
B)  were basically nonexistent. 
C)  stressed the principle, "reward your friends, punish your enemies." 
D)  attempted to change the existing capitalist system. 
E)  were directed at establishing a third independent political party that could best represent labor's interests.

Question 15

The Congress of Industrial Organization's tremendous success in organizing employees after its formation in 1935 was not due in part to:

Accepted Answer

A)  strong CIO leadership. 
B)  favorable legislation. 
C)  use of the sit-down strike. 
D)  active cooperation with the American Federation of Labor. 
E)  none of these contributed to the CIO's organizing success. 
A)  strong CIO leadership. 
B)  favorable legislation. 
C)  use of the sit-down strike. 
D)  active cooperation with the American Federation of Labor. 
E)  none of these contributed to the CIO's organizing success.

Question 16

Organized labor repeated its success in three previous presidential elections by delivering a very large majority of union members for Obama.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Great Depression of the 1930s convinced many employees that hard work and loyalty (not unions)insured continued employment and other good working conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

________ was a counteraction by employers against unionization.

Accepted Answer

A)  The American Plan 
B)  Blacklisting 
C)  Employee Representation Plans 
D)  The Mohawk Valley Formula 
E)  all of these 
A)  The American Plan 
B)  Blacklisting 
C)  Employee Representation Plans 
D)  The Mohawk Valley Formula 
E)  all of these

Question 19

Samuel Gompers,AFL president,proclaimed the Clayton Act to be the Magna Charta of U.S.labor; however,the legislation did not prove to help labor organizers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The merger of the AFL and CIO in 1955 has minimized raiding between the two organizations,but has not resulted in major strategic or philosophical shift in organized labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Civil War encouraged the growth of unions as it:

One change since 1950 is organized labor's current emphasis on short-range reform instead of long-range material goals.

The "Open Shop" and "Mohawk Valley Formula" were techniques used by:

The Knights of Labor (KOL)differed from the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)in that the KOL:

The strength of any labor organization depends on which of the following?

Powderly felt employees who joined the KOL:

Employers actively opposed unions after World War I by implementing the European Plan.

The "criminal conspiracy" doctrine means that union organizing prior to 1842 could result in an injunction against the union organizers.

The Homestead Incident unlike the Ludlow Massacre showed the public that union and management officials could resolve their differences in a non-violent fashion.

The Homestead Incident:

The "criminal conspiracy" doctrine means that union organizing prior to 1842 could result in an injunction against the union organizers.

Two major bargaining issues since World War II have been adjustments to technological change and safeguards against inflation.

The AFL under Gompers' leadership believed the existing social system should be dramatically changed by any means possible,including revolutionary methods if necessary.

The AFL's political action goals:

The Congress of Industrial Organization's tremendous success in organizing employees after its formation in 1935 was not due in part to:

Organized labor repeated its success in three previous presidential elections by delivering a very large majority of union members for Obama.

The Great Depression of the 1930s convinced many employees that hard work and loyalty (not unions)insured continued employment and other good working conditions.

________ was a counteraction by employers against unionization.

Samuel Gompers,AFL president,proclaimed the Clayton Act to be the Magna Charta of U.S.labor; however,the legislation did not prove to help labor organizers.

The merger of the AFL and CIO in 1955 has minimized raiding between the two organizations,but has not resulted in major strategic or philosophical shift in organized labor.

Union-Management Relationships in Perspective

Legal Influences

Unions and Management: Key Participants in the Labor Relations Process

Why and How Unions Organized

Negotiating the Labor Agreement

Economic Issues

Administrative Issues

Resolving Negotiation Impasses and Contract Ratification

Contract Administration

Labor and Employment Arbitration

Employee Discipline

Labor Relations in the Public Sector

Labor Relations in Multinational Corporations and in Other Countries

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Exam 2: Evolution of Labor Management Relationships

The Civil War encouraged the growth of unions as it:

One change since 1950 is organized labor's current emphasis on short-range reform instead of long-range material goals.

The "Open Shop" and "Mohawk Valley Formula" were techniques used by:

The Knights of Labor (KOL)differed from the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)in that the KOL:

The strength of any labor organization depends on which of the following?

Powderly felt employees who joined the KOL:

Employers actively opposed unions after World War I by implementing the European Plan.

The "criminal conspiracy" doctrine means that union organizing prior to 1842 could result in an injunction against the union organizers.

The Homestead Incident unlike the Ludlow Massacre showed the public that union and management officials could resolve their differences in a non-violent fashion.

The Homestead Incident:

The "criminal conspiracy" doctrine means that union organizing prior to 1842 could result in an injunction against the union organizers.

Two major bargaining issues since World War II have been adjustments to technological change and safeguards against inflation.

The AFL under Gompers' leadership believed the existing social system should be dramatically changed by any means possible,including revolutionary methods if necessary.

The AFL's political action goals:

The Congress of Industrial Organization's tremendous success in organizing employees after its formation in 1935 was not due in part to:

Organized labor repeated its success in three previous presidential elections by delivering a very large majority of union members for Obama.

The Great Depression of the 1930s convinced many employees that hard work and loyalty (not unions)insured continued employment and other good working conditions.

________ was a counteraction by employers against unionization.

Samuel Gompers,AFL president,proclaimed the Clayton Act to be the Magna Charta of U.S.labor; however,the legislation did not prove to help labor organizers.

The merger of the AFL and CIO in 1955 has minimized raiding between the two organizations,but has not resulted in major strategic or philosophical shift in organized labor.

Union-Management Relationships in Perspective

Legal Influences

Unions and Management: Key Participants in the Labor Relations Process

Why and How Unions Organized

Negotiating the Labor Agreement

Economic Issues

Administrative Issues

Resolving Negotiation Impasses and Contract Ratification

Contract Administration

Labor and Employment Arbitration

Employee Discipline

Labor Relations in the Public Sector

Labor Relations in Multinational Corporations and in Other Countries

Filters