Question 1

The National Mediation Board was created by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Railway Labor Act. 
B)  National Labor Relations Act. 
C)  Labor-Management Relations Act. 
D)  Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. 
E)  Child Labor Act 
A)  Railway Labor Act. 
B)  National Labor Relations Act. 
C)  Labor-Management Relations Act. 
D)  Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. 
E)  Child Labor Act

Question 2

Under the Wagner Act, any organization of employees must:

Accepted Answer

A)  be completely independent of their employers. 
B)  be approved by their employer. 
C)  have an established meeting place at their place of employment. 
D)  have equal access to company equipment and support staff. 
E)  be established on the recommendation of the Department of Labor. 
A)  be completely independent of their employers. 
B)  be approved by their employer. 
C)  have an established meeting place at their place of employment. 
D)  have equal access to company equipment and support staff. 
E)  be established on the recommendation of the Department of Labor.

Question 3

Jurisdictional strikes:

Accepted Answer

A)  are a good tool to force negotiation. 
B)  involve more than one employer. 
C)  are an unfair labor practice. 
D)  help unions gain bargaining position. 
E)  helps the employers to rein in erring unions. 
A)  are a good tool to force negotiation. 
B)  involve more than one employer. 
C)  are an unfair labor practice. 
D)  help unions gain bargaining position. 
E)  helps the employers to rein in erring unions.

Question 4

A union of American seamen was peacefully picketing a foreign ship operated entirely by a foreign crew under foreign articles while temporarily in an American port. They were protesting against loss of livelihood by American seamen to foreign flagships with substandard wages or substandard conditions and in order to prevent the foreign ship from unloading its foreign cargo in the American port. Does the federal court have the power to issue injunctions in the above case?

Accepted Answer

No. The Norris- LaGuardia Act listed spe

Question 5

Which of the following statements holds true for the collective bargaining process of the National Mediation Board?

Accepted Answer

A)  A period of six months is stipulated for a special emergency board to make recommendations for settlement. 
B)  It prohibits voluntary arbitration. 
C)  The special emergency board appointed by the NMB cannot issue judicial injunctions. 
D)  It is mandatory for parties to comply with a special emergency board's proposals. 
E)  It considers lockouts by management and strikes by workers illegal. 
A)  A period of six months is stipulated for a special emergency board to make recommendations for settlement. 
B)  It prohibits voluntary arbitration. 
C)  The special emergency board appointed by the NMB cannot issue judicial injunctions. 
D)  It is mandatory for parties to comply with a special emergency board's proposals. 
E)  It considers lockouts by management and strikes by workers illegal.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements holds true for a local union?

Accepted Answer

A)  It must observe the international union's constitution and bylaws. 
B)  It can disregard national bylaws if the local membership has an election and votes to do so. 
C)  It is bound by international bylaws only if the unanimous approves. 
D)  It cannot be sued by anyone except the national union of which it is a part. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  It must observe the international union's constitution and bylaws. 
B)  It can disregard national bylaws if the local membership has an election and votes to do so. 
C)  It is bound by international bylaws only if the unanimous approves. 
D)  It cannot be sued by anyone except the national union of which it is a part. 
E)  All of these.

Question 8

Employee agreements not to join unions as a condition of employment were known as _____ contracts.

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-fraternization 
B)  yellow-dog 
C)  anti-socialization 
D)  featherbedding 
E)  free rider 
A)  anti-fraternization 
B)  yellow-dog 
C)  anti-socialization 
D)  featherbedding 
E)  free rider

Question 9

When a threatened or actual strike or lockout, affecting an entire industry, that imperils national health or safety occurs or is imminent, what procedures does the Taft-Hartley Act mandate?

Accepted Answer

When a threatened or actual strike, affe

Question 10

Under what conditions is picketing to force an employer to recognize an uncertified union an unfair labor practice?

Accepted Answer

Picketing to force an employer to recogn

Question 11

What rights do workers enjoy in states with right to work laws? What is the worker's and the union's responsibility in such states?

Accepted Answer

Workers in these states who do not belon

Question 12

Bargaining in good faith means bargaining until an agreement is reached.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Collective bargaining subjects are first classified as mandatory or voluntary by:

Accepted Answer

A)  executive orders. 
B)  legislative enactment. 
C)  NLRB decisions. 
D)  the Sherman Act. 
E)  the Comstock Act. 
A)  executive orders. 
B)  legislative enactment. 
C)  NLRB decisions. 
D)  the Sherman Act. 
E)  the Comstock Act.

Question 14

A union member may sue a local union for failing to enforce the international union's constitution and bylaws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Norris-LaGuardia Act restricts the use of federal court injunctions in labor disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

After a valid election to certify a union has been conducted by the NLRB, another election is:

Accepted Answer

A)  permitted within six months regardless of whether the union wins the certification vote. 
B)  permitted within six months regardless of whether the union wins or loses the certification vote. 
C)  is not permitted for three years regardless whether the union wins or loses the certification vote. 
D)  is not permitted for one year regardless whether the union wins or loses the certification vote. 
E)  is not permitted for five years regardless whether the union wins or loses the certification vote. 
A)  permitted within six months regardless of whether the union wins the certification vote. 
B)  permitted within six months regardless of whether the union wins or loses the certification vote. 
C)  is not permitted for three years regardless whether the union wins or loses the certification vote. 
D)  is not permitted for one year regardless whether the union wins or loses the certification vote. 
E)  is not permitted for five years regardless whether the union wins or loses the certification vote.

Question 17

Suppose nearly three-quarters of a million teachers, immigration officials, court workers, and other unionized civil servants were on a 24 hour strike. These workers were protesting harsh austerity policies by the American government that will ask poor and middle class Americans to sacrifice in the form of pension costs and pay cuts, but leave the rich largely untouched. Can this strike be enjoined by the Federal Courts?

Accepted Answer

Although the Norris-LaGuardia Act greatl

Question 18

The Norris-LaGuardia Act forbids injunctions to be issued to enjoin strikes by public employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Taft-Hartley Act provides injunction power against:

Accepted Answer

A)  all strikes and lockouts. 
B)  strikes and lockouts that create a national emergency. 
C)  strikes and lockouts that involve interstate sale of goods. 
D)  shutdown of companies in cases involving natural disasters. 
E)  mass layoffs by companies in cases involving right sizing 
A)  all strikes and lockouts. 
B)  strikes and lockouts that create a national emergency. 
C)  strikes and lockouts that involve interstate sale of goods. 
D)  shutdown of companies in cases involving natural disasters. 
E)  mass layoffs by companies in cases involving right sizing

Question 20

A hot cargo contract:

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to picketing by employees and/or a union of a business not directly involved in a labor dispute for the purposes of bringing pressure to bear on the business of an employer who is. 
B)  refers to an union requiring the employer not to force employees to handle materials going to or coming from an employer designated by the union as "unfair. 
C)  refers to is an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union. 
D)  refers to demanding payment for work no longer performed by workers because of automation or robotification. 
E)  refers to a contract given to a worker who refuses to join coworkers in a strike. 
A)  refers to picketing by employees and/or a union of a business not directly involved in a labor dispute for the purposes of bringing pressure to bear on the business of an employer who is. 
B)  refers to an union requiring the employer not to force employees to handle materials going to or coming from an employer designated by the union as "unfair. 
C)  refers to is an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union. 
D)  refers to demanding payment for work no longer performed by workers because of automation or robotification. 
E)  refers to a contract given to a worker who refuses to join coworkers in a strike.

The National Mediation Board was created by the:

Under the Wagner Act, any organization of employees must:

Jurisdictional strikes:

Which of the following statements holds true for the collective bargaining process of the National Mediation Board?

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

Which of the following statements holds true for a local union?

Employee agreements not to join unions as a condition of employment were known as _____ contracts.

When a threatened or actual strike or lockout, affecting an entire industry, that imperils national health or safety occurs or is imminent, what procedures does the Taft-Hartley Act mandate?

Under what conditions is picketing to force an employer to recognize an uncertified union an unfair labor practice?

What rights do workers enjoy in states with right to work laws? What is the worker's and the union's responsibility in such states?

Bargaining in good faith means bargaining until an agreement is reached.

Collective bargaining subjects are first classified as mandatory or voluntary by:

A union member may sue a local union for failing to enforce the international union's constitution and bylaws.

The Norris-LaGuardia Act restricts the use of federal court injunctions in labor disputes.

After a valid election to certify a union has been conducted by the NLRB, another election is:

The Norris-LaGuardia Act forbids injunctions to be issued to enjoin strikes by public employees.

The Taft-Hartley Act provides injunction power against:

A hot cargo contract:

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Exam 22: Labor-Management Relationship

The National Mediation Board was created by the:

Under the Wagner Act, any organization of employees must:

Jurisdictional strikes:

Which of the following statements holds true for the collective bargaining process of the National Mediation Board?

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

Which of the following statements holds true for a local union?

Employee agreements not to join unions as a condition of employment were known as _____ contracts.

When a threatened or actual strike or lockout, affecting an entire industry, that imperils national health or safety occurs or is imminent, what procedures does the Taft-Hartley Act mandate?

Under what conditions is picketing to force an employer to recognize an uncertified union an unfair labor practice?

What rights do workers enjoy in states with right to work laws? What is the worker's and the union's responsibility in such states?

Bargaining in good faith means bargaining until an agreement is reached.

Collective bargaining subjects are first classified as mandatory or voluntary by:

A union member may sue a local union for failing to enforce the international union's constitution and bylaws.

The Norris-LaGuardia Act restricts the use of federal court injunctions in labor disputes.

After a valid election to certify a union has been conducted by the NLRB, another election is:

The Norris-LaGuardia Act forbids injunctions to be issued to enjoin strikes by public employees.

The Taft-Hartley Act provides injunction power against:

A hot cargo contract:

Law As a Foundation for Business

The Role of Ethics in Decision Making

The Court System

Litigation

Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Constitution

The Property System

Contract Formation

Contractual Performance and Breach

Torts Affecting Business

Intellectual Property

International Law

Criminal Law and Business

Business Organizations

The Regulatory Process

Regulating Competition_Antitrust Laws

Financial and Securities Regulations

Privacy and Consumer Protection

Environmental Regulation and Resource Sustainability

Discrimination in Employment

Employment Laws

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