Question 1

Which of the following acts was ultimately ruled unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  The National Industrial Recovery Act 
B)  The National Labor Relations Act 
C)  The Railway Labor Act 
D)  The Clayton Act 
A)  The National Industrial Recovery Act 
B)  The National Labor Relations Act 
C)  The Railway Labor Act 
D)  The Clayton Act

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the Landrum-Griffin Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was also known as the War Labor Disputes Act. 
B)  It required employers to report financial transactions with unions. 
C)  It created the Federal Impasse Panel to render binding decisions in negotiations. 
D)  It also established the Federal Labor Relations Authority. 
A)  It was also known as the War Labor Disputes Act. 
B)  It required employers to report financial transactions with unions. 
C)  It created the Federal Impasse Panel to render binding decisions in negotiations. 
D)  It also established the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Question 3

Which of the following is a provision of the Taft-Hartley Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ended administratively initiated change by the NLRB,and made rule-making subject to court review. 
B)  It removed restrictions on the length of time that employees could go on strikes. 
C)  Secondary boycotts to force an employer to cease doing business with others were made legal. 
D)  It allowed federal employees to strike in certain cases. 
A)  It ended administratively initiated change by the NLRB,and made rule-making subject to court review. 
B)  It removed restrictions on the length of time that employees could go on strikes. 
C)  Secondary boycotts to force an employer to cease doing business with others were made legal. 
D)  It allowed federal employees to strike in certain cases.

Question 4

Write a brief note on the Danbury Hatters boycott case.

Accepted Answer

A major national boycott to support stri

Question 5

Which act established the National Labor Relations Board?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

In the Danbury Hatters case,the union was charged with conspiring to restrain trade in violation of the _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following acts authorized the seizure of plants involved in labor disputes and required the NLRB to monitor strike votes?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Write a short note on the Knights of Labor.

Accepted Answer

The Knights of Labor began in Philadelph

Question 9

What were the major duties of the National Labor Relations Board?

Accepted Answer

The Wagner Act established the National

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which of the following is a provision of the War Labor Disputes Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ordered that plants involved in labor disputes operate as usual. 
B)  It made strikes and lockouts in defense industries legal. 
C)  It required no prior notice to the NWLB of a pending dispute. 
D)  It required the NLRB to monitor strike votes. 
A)  It ordered that plants involved in labor disputes operate as usual. 
B)  It made strikes and lockouts in defense industries legal. 
C)  It required no prior notice to the NWLB of a pending dispute. 
D)  It required the NLRB to monitor strike votes.

Question 12

How did Knights of Labor leaders' goals differ from the new members' goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  The leaders favored an incremental collective bargaining approach. 
B)  The leaders emphasized using strikes as weapons to pressurize employers. 
C)  The leaders believed in "rational" processes for achieving ultimate objectives. 
D)  The leaders' goals were focused toward immediate results. 
A)  The leaders favored an incremental collective bargaining approach. 
B)  The leaders emphasized using strikes as weapons to pressurize employers. 
C)  The leaders believed in "rational" processes for achieving ultimate objectives. 
D)  The leaders' goals were focused toward immediate results.

Question 13

The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 is better known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

In which of the following locations was the Knights of Labor founded?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  Pittsburgh 
A)  New York 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  Pittsburgh

Question 15

Which of the following is a feature of the American Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employers championed the open shop,to preserve the freedom of employees to refrain from joining unions. 
B)  The employers were prohibited from using yellow-dog contracts to coerce employees into avoiding union activities. 
C)  Employers agreed that all employees were to be represented by union officials who were not employed at their plant. 
D)  Employers were forced to join company unions to ensure continued employment. 
A)  Employers championed the open shop,to preserve the freedom of employees to refrain from joining unions. 
B)  The employers were prohibited from using yellow-dog contracts to coerce employees into avoiding union activities. 
C)  Employers agreed that all employees were to be represented by union officials who were not employed at their plant. 
D)  Employers were forced to join company unions to ensure continued employment.

Question 16

Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 regulates labor-management relations in the federal service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following best describes uplift unionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs when 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 general 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)  It occurs when 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 general 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 18

Explain yellow-dog contracts.

Accepted Answer

Employers championed the open shop,osten

Question 19

Employers who used the Mohawk Valley formula aligned local interests against the focus of union activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)safeguards for unions were lost,the Wagner Act re-secured organizing rights and specified employer illegal activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following acts was ultimately ruled unconstitutional?

Which of the following statements is true of the Landrum-Griffin Act?

Which of the following is a provision of the Taft-Hartley Act?

Write a brief note on the Danbury Hatters boycott case.

Which act established the National Labor Relations Board?

In the Danbury Hatters case,the union was charged with conspiring to restrain trade in violation of the _____.

Which of the following acts authorized the seizure of plants involved in labor disputes and required the NLRB to monitor strike votes?

Write a short note on the Knights of Labor.

What were the major duties of the National Labor Relations Board?

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

Which of the following is a provision of the War Labor Disputes Act?

How did Knights of Labor leaders' goals differ from the new members' goals?

The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 is better known as the _____.

In which of the following locations was the Knights of Labor founded?

Which of the following is a feature of the American Plan?

Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 regulates labor-management relations in the federal service.

Which of the following best describes uplift unionism?

Explain yellow-dog contracts.

Employers who used the Mohawk Valley formula aligned local interests against the focus of union activities.

As the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)safeguards for unions were lost,the Wagner Act re-secured organizing rights and specified employer illegal activities.

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

Which of the following acts was ultimately ruled unconstitutional?

Which of the following statements is true of the Landrum-Griffin Act?

Which of the following is a provision of the Taft-Hartley Act?

Write a brief note on the Danbury Hatters boycott case.

Which act established the National Labor Relations Board?

In the Danbury Hatters case,the union was charged with conspiring to restrain trade in violation of the _____.

Which of the following acts authorized the seizure of plants involved in labor disputes and required the NLRB to monitor strike votes?

Write a short note on the Knights of Labor.

What were the major duties of the National Labor Relations Board?

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

Which of the following is a provision of the War Labor Disputes Act?

How did Knights of Labor leaders' goals differ from the new members' goals?

The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 is better known as the _____.

In which of the following locations was the Knights of Labor founded?

Which of the following is a feature of the American Plan?

Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 regulates labor-management relations in the federal service.

Which of the following best describes uplift unionism?

Explain yellow-dog contracts.

Employers who used the Mohawk Valley formula aligned local interests against the focus of union activities.

As the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)safeguards for unions were lost,the Wagner Act re-secured organizing rights and specified employer illegal activities.

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