Exam 32: Labor Law

Labor unions have the right to engage in picketing in support of their positions.

Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to interfere with, coerce, or restrain employees from exercising their statutory right to form and join unions.

Which of the following is provided by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935?

Only ________ were allowed to belong to the American Federation of Labor.

Briefly outline and explain the process of collective bargaining.

If an employer reasonably anticipates a strike by some of its employees, it may legally arrange a(n) ________ to prevent these employees from entering the work premise.

A group of employees that a union is seeking to represent is known as a ________.

In which of the following circumstances is picketing unlawful?

Only skilled craft workers such as silversmiths and artisans were allowed to belong to the American Federation of Labor.

Enacted in 1932, the ________ is a federal statute which stipulates that it is legal for employees to organize.

List and explain the strikes that are illegal under federal law.

Which of the following is true of a union shop agreement while hiring an employee?

The National Labor Relations Board is an administrative body that prevents union members from engaging in illegal labor practices.

Labor unions use the approach of individual bargains with employers to obtain better working conditions.

The Taft-Hartley Act gives the president of the United States the right to seek an injunction against a strike that would create a national emergency.

Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act is a federal law that gives employers the right to terminate union practices detrimental to the employers' organizations.

Employees who choose not to return to work after joining the strikers for a period of time are known as crossover workers.

If union members picketing a restaurant block deliveries from the restaurant, this is ________ picketing.

In 1935, John L. Lewis formed the ________, which permitted semiskilled and unskilled workers to be its members.

A group of employees that a union is seeking to represent is known as a bargaining unit.