Question 1

The Supreme Court interpreted the Clayton Act to mean that as unions could not be construed as illegal per se,their actions could not be held to restrain trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the Wagner Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
B)  It established the Federal Impasse Board. 
C)  It covered those subject to the Railway Labor Act. 
D)  It did not apply to all employers and employees. 
A)  It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
B)  It established the Federal Impasse Board. 
C)  It covered those subject to the Railway Labor Act. 
D)  It did not apply to all employers and employees. D

Question 3

The leaders of the Knights of Labor favored the use of strikes rather than arbitration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

As the NIRA safeguards for unions were lost,the _____ re-secured organizing rights and specified employer illegal activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Norris-La Guardia Act 
B)  Taft-Hartley Act 
C)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
D)  Wagner Act 
A)  Norris-La Guardia Act 
B)  Taft-Hartley Act 
C)  Landrum-Griffin Act 
D)  Wagner Act

Question 5

The Labor Management Relations Act is also known as the Norris-La Guardia Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The National Industrial Recovery Act encouraged employers to band together to set prices and production quotas through industrial codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The National Labor Union was open only to skilled-trades workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ allowed professionals in an agency to decide whether to join a bargaining unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  Executive Order 11616 
C)  The Taft-Hartley Act 
D)  Executive Order 10988 
A)  The Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  Executive Order 11616 
C)  The Taft-Hartley Act 
D)  Executive Order 10988

Question 9

Who was the founder of the National Labor Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uriah Stephens 
B)  Terence Powderly 
C)  Samuel Gompers 
D)  William Sylvis 
A)  Uriah Stephens 
B)  Terence Powderly 
C)  Samuel Gompers 
D)  William Sylvis

Question 10

What did the Norris-La Guardia Act restrict?

Accepted Answer

A)  The power of federal courts to issue injunctions against union activities 
B)  The prohibition of yellow-dog contracts 
C)  The involvement of employees in the union activities 
D)  The power of employer activities which were likely to disrupt unionization 
A)  The power of federal courts to issue injunctions against union activities 
B)  The prohibition of yellow-dog contracts 
C)  The involvement of employees in the union activities 
D)  The power of employer activities which were likely to disrupt unionization

Question 11

The _____ in 1898 prohibited discrimination against railroad employees based on union membership.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sherman Act 
B)  Erdman Act 
C)  Wagner Act 
D)  Norris-La Guardia Act 
A)  Sherman Act 
B)  Erdman Act 
C)  Wagner Act 
D)  Norris-La Guardia Act

Question 12

According to the _____,a union could be punished if either its means or its ends were deemed illegal by the courts.

Accepted Answer

A)  doctrine of respondeat superior 
B)  conspiracy doctrine 
C)  delegation doctrine 
D)  strict liability doctrine 
A)  doctrine of respondeat superior 
B)  conspiracy doctrine 
C)  delegation doctrine 
D)  strict liability doctrine

Question 13

Which act established the rights of individual union members to freedom of speech,equal voting rights,control of dues increases,and copies of labor agreements under which they worked?

Accepted Answer

A)  The National Industrial Recovery Act 
B)  The Norris-La Guardia Act 
C)  The Landrum-Griffin Act 
D)  The Taft-Hartley Act 
A)  The National Industrial Recovery Act 
B)  The Norris-La Guardia Act 
C)  The Landrum-Griffin Act 
D)  The Taft-Hartley Act

Question 14

Which of the following was the primary goal of the IWW?

Accepted Answer

A)  To abolish the wage system 
B)  To achieve better wages for public employees 
C)  To achieve better working conditions 
D)  To usurp management functions 
A)  To abolish the wage system 
B)  To achieve better wages for public employees 
C)  To achieve better working conditions 
D)  To usurp management functions

Question 15

What led to a decline in the Knights of Labor's membership in 1893?

Accepted Answer

A)  The leaders' short-run perspective of satisfying day-to-day grievances but ignoring long-term issues 
B)  Differences in opinion between the leaders and the general membership of the union 
C)  The leaders' emphasis on the use of strikes rather than arbitration in the labor movement 
D)  The conflict with the Roman Catholic Church over the rule that Catholics were prohibited from joining the Knights 
A)  The leaders' short-run perspective of satisfying day-to-day grievances but ignoring long-term issues 
B)  Differences in opinion between the leaders and the general membership of the union 
C)  The leaders' emphasis on the use of strikes rather than arbitration in the labor movement 
D)  The conflict with the Roman Catholic Church over the rule that Catholics were prohibited from joining the Knights

Question 16

Which of the following is true of Executive Order 10988?

Accepted Answer

A)  It enabled a majority union to bargain collectively with a government agency. 
B)  Negotiations were restricted to matters relating to wages. 
C)  It did away with the requirement for Landrum-Griffin-type reporting by unions. 
D)  Unions representing employees could advocate strikes or the right to strike. 
A)  It enabled a majority union to bargain collectively with a government agency. 
B)  Negotiations were restricted to matters relating to wages. 
C)  It did away with the requirement for Landrum-Griffin-type reporting by unions. 
D)  Unions representing employees could advocate strikes or the right to strike.

Question 17

_____ unionism is said to occur when the union's prime goal is to enhance itself at the expense of the workers it represents.

Accepted Answer

A)  Business 
B)  Predatory 
C)  Uplift 
D)  Revolutionary 
A)  Business 
B)  Predatory 
C)  Uplift 
D)  Revolutionary

Question 18

Define business unionism.

Accepted Answer

Business unionism involves the

Question 19

Uplift unionism is primarily oriented toward changing the fabric of society,overthrowing the capitalist system and replacing it with worker control of industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following was a provision of Executive Order 11491?

Accepted Answer

A)  It granted arbitration as a final settlement procedure for grievances. 
B)  It instituted statutory no-strike provisions for federal government employees. 
C)  It made it mandatory for professionals in an agency to join a bargaining unit. 
D)  It did away with the requirement for Landrum-Griffin-type reporting by unions. 
A)  It granted arbitration as a final settlement procedure for grievances. 
B)  It instituted statutory no-strike provisions for federal government employees. 
C)  It made it mandatory for professionals in an agency to join a bargaining unit. 
D)  It did away with the requirement for Landrum-Griffin-type reporting by unions.

The Supreme Court interpreted the Clayton Act to mean that as unions could not be construed as illegal per se,their actions could not be held to restrain trade.

Which of the following is true of the Wagner Act?

The leaders of the Knights of Labor favored the use of strikes rather than arbitration.

As the NIRA safeguards for unions were lost,the _____ re-secured organizing rights and specified employer illegal activities.

The Labor Management Relations Act is also known as the Norris-La Guardia Act.

The National Industrial Recovery Act encouraged employers to band together to set prices and production quotas through industrial codes.

The National Labor Union was open only to skilled-trades workers.

_____ allowed professionals in an agency to decide whether to join a bargaining unit.

Who was the founder of the National Labor Union?

What did the Norris-La Guardia Act restrict?

The _____ in 1898 prohibited discrimination against railroad employees based on union membership.

According to the _____,a union could be punished if either its means or its ends were deemed illegal by the courts.

Which act established the rights of individual union members to freedom of speech,equal voting rights,control of dues increases,and copies of labor agreements under which they worked?

Which of the following was the primary goal of the IWW?

What led to a decline in the Knights of Labor's membership in 1893?

Which of the following is true of Executive Order 10988?

_____ unionism is said to occur when the union's prime goal is to enhance itself at the expense of the workers it represents.

Define business unionism.

Uplift unionism is primarily oriented toward changing the fabric of society,overthrowing the capitalist system and replacing it with worker control of industry.

Which of the following was a provision of Executive Order 11491?

Introduction

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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Exam 2: The Evolution of American Labor

The Supreme Court interpreted the Clayton Act to mean that as unions could not be construed as illegal per se,their actions could not be held to restrain trade.

Which of the following is true of the Wagner Act?

The leaders of the Knights of Labor favored the use of strikes rather than arbitration.

As the NIRA safeguards for unions were lost,the _____ re-secured organizing rights and specified employer illegal activities.

The Labor Management Relations Act is also known as the Norris-La Guardia Act.

The National Industrial Recovery Act encouraged employers to band together to set prices and production quotas through industrial codes.

The National Labor Union was open only to skilled-trades workers.

_____ allowed professionals in an agency to decide whether to join a bargaining unit.

Who was the founder of the National Labor Union?

What did the Norris-La Guardia Act restrict?

The _____ in 1898 prohibited discrimination against railroad employees based on union membership.

According to the _____,a union could be punished if either its means or its ends were deemed illegal by the courts.

Which act established the rights of individual union members to freedom of speech,equal voting rights,control of dues increases,and copies of labor agreements under which they worked?

Which of the following was the primary goal of the IWW?

What led to a decline in the Knights of Labor's membership in 1893?

Which of the following is true of Executive Order 10988?

_____ unionism is said to occur when the union's prime goal is to enhance itself at the expense of the workers it represents.

Define business unionism.

Uplift unionism is primarily oriented toward changing the fabric of society,overthrowing the capitalist system and replacing it with worker control of industry.

Which of the following was a provision of Executive Order 11491?

Introduction

Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Union Structure and Government

Unions: Member and Leader Attitudes, Behaviors, and Political Activities

Union Organizing Campaigns

Union Avoidance: Rationale,Strategies,and Practices

The Environment for Bargaining

Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining

Nonwage Issues in Bargaining

Contract Negotiations

Impasses and Their Resolution

Union-Management Cooperation

Contract Administration

Grievance Arbitration

Public Sector Labor Relations

A Survey of Labor Relations in Market Economies

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