Exam 21: Labor and the Law

Hughes and Cain (2011)describe the "labor movement" as a broad struggle to improve the conditions of labor.Labor's emergence into an improved status in American society was the outcome of a complex legal evolution.Discuss the main benchmarks in this evolution.

When Hughes and Cain (2011)say that workers lacked an "economic identity" until the middle decades of the 19th century,they mean all of the following except

Which of the following labor organizations was limited to skilled craft workers and emphasized that unions should control the place of employment; stick to wages,hours,and working conditions in their negotiations; win strikes; and,in politics,"reward our friends and punish our enemies"?

Why was Commonwealth v Hunt a pivotal case in labor history? How did this case place employers at a disadvantage?

An economic rent is created when

State mechanic lien laws

What is Labor Day,and why is it celebrated?

Citing the work of economic historians,present the economic arguments for and against unions.

Explain why World War I provided the federal government with incentive to support labor unions and to help unions achieve some of their goals.

Briefly describe the history of unions and the labor movement in the U.S.

The value of labor is in skill,effort and knowledge.