Question 1

The Clayton Act removed unions from Sherman Act jurisdiction and limited the use of federal injunctions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

_____ prohibited the insistence upon union membership as a condition of continued employment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Closed shop agreements 
B)  Recognitional picketing 
C)  Right-to-work laws 
D)  The Mohawk Valley formula 
A)  Closed shop agreements 
B)  Recognitional picketing 
C)  Right-to-work laws 
D)  The Mohawk Valley formula

Question 3

Which act,adopted in 1933,encouraged employers to band together to set prices and production quotas through industrial codes?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Under Sherman Act provisions,if restraint is found,actual damages can be punitively trebled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Executive Order 11491 required Landrum-Griffin-type reporting by unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Predatory unionism occurs when the union's prime goal is to enhance itself at the expense of the workers it represents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes revolutionary unionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The union's prime goal is to enhance itself at the expense of the workers it represents. 
B)  It involves the representation of employees' immediate interests,primarily the regulation of wages,hours,and terms and conditions of employment. 
C)  It is aimed at the gradual betterment of educational and economic outcomes and labor-management systems for workers. 
D)  It is primarily oriented toward overthrowing the capitalist system and replacing it with worker control of industry. 
A)  The union's prime goal is to enhance itself at the expense of the workers it represents. 
B)  It involves the representation of employees' immediate interests,primarily the regulation of wages,hours,and terms and conditions of employment. 
C)  It is aimed at the gradual betterment of educational and economic outcomes and labor-management systems for workers. 
D)  It is primarily oriented toward overthrowing the capitalist system and replacing it with worker control of industry.

Question 8

Which of the following acts established the Federal Labor Relations Authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  The Norris-La Guardia Act 
C)  The Civil Service Reform Act 
D)  The Labor Management Relations Act 
A)  The Landrum-Griffin Act 
B)  The Norris-La Guardia Act 
C)  The Civil Service Reform Act 
D)  The Labor Management Relations Act

Question 9

Which of the following is the desired outcome of corporatism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The employment relationship is jointly governed by unions,employers,and the government. 
B)  The government controls all production and all business decisions are made by the government. 
C)  A monied aristocracy that owns the means of production controls much of society's wealth. 
D)  Trade unions control both the government and the means of production in society. 
A)  The employment relationship is jointly governed by unions,employers,and the government. 
B)  The government controls all production and all business decisions are made by the government. 
C)  A monied aristocracy that owns the means of production controls much of society's wealth. 
D)  Trade unions control both the government and the means of production in society.

Question 10

Briefly explain the Norris-La Guardia Act.

Accepted Answer

By the time the Norris-La Guardia Act wa

Question 11

What is meant by the Mohawk Valley formula?

Accepted Answer

Employers used the so-called Mohawk Vall

Question 12

Briefly explain the concept of exclusive representation established by the Wagner Act.

Accepted Answer

The Wagner Act established the concept o

Question 13

Yellow-dog contracts indicated that employees who signed them understood that union membership was grounds for discharge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Erdman Act prohibited discrimination against railroad employees based on union membership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The American Federation of Labor was born out of the frustration craft unionists felt about the mixing of skilled and unskilled workers in Knights of Labor assemblies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is a feature of the AFL's structural design?

Accepted Answer

A)  It prohibited the preservation of autonomy of its national union member. 
B)  It kept their locals' subsidiary to them. 
C)  It obstructed the leaders' focus toward the job problems unique to the trade they represented. 
D)  It increased the difficulty in maintaining discipline over the locals' activities. 
A)  It prohibited the preservation of autonomy of its national union member. 
B)  It kept their locals' subsidiary to them. 
C)  It obstructed the leaders' focus toward the job problems unique to the trade they represented. 
D)  It increased the difficulty in maintaining discipline over the locals' activities.

Question 17

Revolutionary unionism involves the representation of employees' immediate interests,primarily the regulation of wages,hours,and terms and conditions of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The American Federation of Labor aimed at rationalizing the workplace through labor contracts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a provision under the Norris-La Guardia Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  The act permitted the federal courts to issue injunctions against union activities. 
B)  The act did not allow federal employees to strike. 
C)  The act mandated that employers recognize a union of their employees. 
D)  The act forbade federal courts from enforcing yellow-dog contracts. 
A)  The act permitted the federal courts to issue injunctions against union activities. 
B)  The act did not allow federal employees to strike. 
C)  The act mandated that employers recognize a union of their employees. 
D)  The act forbade federal courts from enforcing yellow-dog contracts.

Question 20

Which of the following is true about the National Labor Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its goals were largely political and reformist. 
B)  It was open to only skilled-trades workers. 
C)  It wanted the removal of limitations on immigration. 
D)  Its goals were largely economic and immediate. 
A)  Its goals were largely political and reformist. 
B)  It was open to only skilled-trades workers. 
C)  It wanted the removal of limitations on immigration. 
D)  Its goals were largely economic and immediate.

The Clayton Act removed unions from Sherman Act jurisdiction and limited the use of federal injunctions.

_____ prohibited the insistence upon union membership as a condition of continued employment.

Which act,adopted in 1933,encouraged employers to band together to set prices and production quotas through industrial codes?

Under Sherman Act provisions,if restraint is found,actual damages can be punitively trebled.

Executive Order 11491 required Landrum-Griffin-type reporting by unions.

Predatory unionism occurs when the union's prime goal is to enhance itself at the expense of the workers it represents.

Which of the following statements best describes revolutionary unionism?

Which of the following acts established the Federal Labor Relations Authority?

Which of the following is the desired outcome of corporatism?

Briefly explain the Norris-La Guardia Act.

What is meant by the Mohawk Valley formula?

Briefly explain the concept of exclusive representation established by the Wagner Act.

Yellow-dog contracts indicated that employees who signed them understood that union membership was grounds for discharge.

The Erdman Act prohibited discrimination against railroad employees based on union membership.

The American Federation of Labor was born out of the frustration craft unionists felt about the mixing of skilled and unskilled workers in Knights of Labor assemblies.

Which of the following is a feature of the AFL's structural design?

Revolutionary unionism involves the representation of employees' immediate interests,primarily the regulation of wages,hours,and terms and conditions of employment.

The American Federation of Labor aimed at rationalizing the workplace through labor contracts.

Which of the following is a provision under the Norris-La Guardia Act?

Which of the following is true about the National Labor Union?

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 Clayton Act removed unions from Sherman Act jurisdiction and limited the use of federal injunctions.

_____ prohibited the insistence upon union membership as a condition of continued employment.

Which act,adopted in 1933,encouraged employers to band together to set prices and production quotas through industrial codes?

Under Sherman Act provisions,if restraint is found,actual damages can be punitively trebled.

Executive Order 11491 required Landrum-Griffin-type reporting by unions.

Predatory unionism occurs when the union's prime goal is to enhance itself at the expense of the workers it represents.

Which of the following statements best describes revolutionary unionism?

Which of the following acts established the Federal Labor Relations Authority?

Which of the following is the desired outcome of corporatism?

Briefly explain the Norris-La Guardia Act.

What is meant by the Mohawk Valley formula?

Briefly explain the concept of exclusive representation established by the Wagner Act.

Yellow-dog contracts indicated that employees who signed them understood that union membership was grounds for discharge.

The Erdman Act prohibited discrimination against railroad employees based on union membership.

The American Federation of Labor was born out of the frustration craft unionists felt about the mixing of skilled and unskilled workers in Knights of Labor assemblies.

Which of the following is a feature of the AFL's structural design?

Revolutionary unionism involves the representation of employees' immediate interests,primarily the regulation of wages,hours,and terms and conditions of employment.

The American Federation of Labor aimed at rationalizing the workplace through labor contracts.

Which of the following is a provision under the Norris-La Guardia Act?

Which of the following is true about the National Labor Union?

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

Filters