Question 1

The yellow-dog contract guarantees that employees are not required to participate in union activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Member unions of the Change to Win federation are encouraged to devote 50 percent of their annual operating budget toward union organizing activities,compared to a goal of 30 percent for AFL-CIO affiliated unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The first signs of employee organizations in the United States occurred among:

Accepted Answer

A)  railroad workers. 
B)  skilled craftspeople such as shoemakers. 
C)  unskilled general laborers. 
D)  public employees. 
E)  steelworkers.

Question 4

The trend toward multi-year labor agreements after World War II put pressure on union leaders to safeguard wage increases against the possibility of increases in the inflation rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Pullman Strike:

Accepted Answer

A)  reflected the importance of international forces in labor disputes. 
B)  increased the membership and strengthened the power of the ARU. 
C)  showed that rival unions such as the AFL and the ARU can pull together on significant labor disputes. 
D)  illustrated that a small union like the ARU can overcome a large employer if members rally to a common cause. 
E)  largely resulted in the elimination of an AFL rival, namely, the American Railway Union (ARU).

Question 6

The Haymarket Riot:

Accepted Answer

A)  was over agricultural subsidies with were not given as promised. 
B)  led to the downfall of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). 
C)  represented a protest for the eight-hour day. 
D)  represented a physical clash between tow labor organizations the AFL and the CIO. 
E)  none of these.

Question 7

The Local Assembly was the basic unit in the Knights of Labor since it:

Accepted Answer

A)  could veto any matter raised by the Executive Board. 
B)  could veto any matter raised by the Executive Board and provided the major source of members. 
C)  provided the major source of members. 
D)  was often involved in a key KOL activity - the strike. 
E)  all of these

Question 8

John L.Lewis was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the first labor-backed president of the United States. 
B)  a U.S. senator known for the "Lewis Bill of Employee Rights." 
C)  the first president of the AFL. 
D)  a publicized leader of the CIO. 
E)  the founder of IWW.

Question 9

"Pure and Simple Unionism," was most identified with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  unions seeking to change the existing capitalist system. 
B)  American Railway Union. 
C)  Industrial Workers of the World. 
D)  American Federation of Labor. 
E)  Knights of Labor.

Question 10

The Haymarket Riot,Homestead Incident,and the Pullman Strike eliminated Samuel Gompers' leadership effectiveness in the AFL.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Unions received favorable public opinion after World War II because of their strict adherence to the "no strike pledge" during the war and the rather modest wage requests after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The new Change to Win federation believes that the AFL-CIO should be supportive of the Democratic Party,even when party leaders did not stand with organized labor on key issues,such as opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement and subsequent proposed trade pacts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA):

Accepted Answer

A)  was the cause of the Haymarket Riot. 
B)  provided a strong incentive for employees to unionize. 
C)  was Samuel Gompers' biggest political accomplishment. 
D)  outlawed the sit-down strike of the CIO. 
E)  was passed over organized labor's strong opposition.

Question 14

Unions dramatically increased their membership during the 1920s because of favorable legislation and apathetic employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Many new members joined the Knights of Labor because of the organization's "get tough" militant stance during the Haymarket Riot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The leadership of the Knights of Labor was more interested in seeking higher wage increases for employees than in seeking moral betterment .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The sit-down strike helped the CIO to obtain union membership in the 1930s,and it was soon approved by the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"Big Bill Haywood," an initial leader of the IWW:

Accepted Answer

A)  founded the KOL. 
B)  was largely responsible for turning the IWW into a highly effective organization. 
C)  defended the capitalistic system until he was assassinated by left wing radicals. 
D)  agreed with Gompers that overthrow of the existing capitalistic system by any means possible was the sole goal of labor unions. 
E)  none of these

Question 19

The CIO split from the AFL because of the CIO's emphasis on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Employee Representation Plans. 
B)  having Gompers "lead CIO unions into greatness." 
C)  organizing craft workers. 
D)  Republican party politics. 
E)  organizing employees in mass-production industries.

Question 20

While the CIO and KOL shared somewhat the "one big union" concept,the CIO's goals were more similar to the AFL than to the KOL.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Evolution of Labor Management Relationships

The yellow-dog contract guarantees that employees are not required to participate in union activities.

Member unions of the Change to Win federation are encouraged to devote 50 percent of their annual operating budget toward union organizing activities,compared to a goal of 30 percent for AFL-CIO affiliated unions.

The first signs of employee organizations in the United States occurred among:

The trend toward multi-year labor agreements after World War II put pressure on union leaders to safeguard wage increases against the possibility of increases in the inflation rate.

The Pullman Strike:

The Haymarket Riot:

The Local Assembly was the basic unit in the Knights of Labor since it:

John L.Lewis was:

"Pure and Simple Unionism," was most identified with the:

The Haymarket Riot,Homestead Incident,and the Pullman Strike eliminated Samuel Gompers' leadership effectiveness in the AFL.

Unions received favorable public opinion after World War II because of their strict adherence to the "no strike pledge" during the war and the rather modest wage requests after the war.

The new Change to Win federation believes that the AFL-CIO should be supportive of the Democratic Party,even when party leaders did not stand with organized labor on key issues,such as opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement and subsequent proposed trade pacts.

The North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) :

Unions dramatically increased their membership during the 1920s because of favorable legislation and apathetic employers.

Many new members joined the Knights of Labor because of the organization's "get tough" militant stance during the Haymarket Riot.

The leadership of the Knights of Labor was more interested in seeking higher wage increases for employees than in seeking moral betterment .

The sit-down strike helped the CIO to obtain union membership in the 1930s,and it was soon approved by the Supreme Court.

"Big Bill Haywood," an initial leader of the IWW:

The CIO split from the AFL because of the CIO's emphasis on:

While the CIO and KOL shared somewhat the "one big union" concept,the CIO's goals were more similar to the AFL than to the KOL.