Exam 22: Labormanagement Relationship

One of the major changes brought about by the Taft-Hartley Act was the outlawing of the ______.

What are the major provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act?

The Clayton Act expressly granted employees the protected right to join a union.

In classifying collective bargaining subjects,especially in the area of terms or conditions of employment,courts tend to defer to the special expertise of the ______.

Questions relating to fringe benefits are compulsory bargaining issues because they are wages.

Under the Wagner Act,what are the five unfair labor practices by management?

A union of American fishermen was peacefully picketing a foreign ship operated entirely by a foreign crew in an American port.They were protesting to prevent the ship from unloading its cargo in the port.Does the federal court have the power to issue injunctions in this case?

What is collective bargaining? When is collective bargaining successful?

The Wagner Act is also known as the ______.

Between 1890 and 1914,labor unions were weak in their ability to represent employees as management argued that employees acting together were restraining trade illegally under the ______.

Requiring job applicants to state on a questionnaire whether they would cross a picket line in a strike is illegal.

The Supreme Court has held that an employer who reports the possible existence of illegal aliens to the Immigration and Naturalization Service engages in an unfair labor practice when that report is closely associated with the employees' approval of a labor union as their bargaining agent.

The members of the National Labor Relations Board are appointed by the ______.

What are the six unfair labor practices by unions as established by the Taft-Hartley Act?

Individuals can be sued for violating the no-strike provisions of a collective bargaining contract.

Which of the following statements is true of elections to certify unions?

In the days of wood and coal engines,having a fireman on board a train was a reasonable requirement.However,as diesel and electric engines came into use,firemen were not required on trains anymore.Despite this,railroad companies were often required by the union contract to continue to employ firemen.What term refers to this kind of unfair labor practice?

Which act established the National Mediation Board? What are its primary functions?

Employee agreements not to join labor unions as a condition of employment were known as ______.

After a National Labor Relations Board certification election,another is not permitted for ______.