QUESTION Which of the following gives the five steps in collective bargaining in the correct order? A) preparing > meeting and negotiating > reaching an agreement > voting and ratification by union members > signing of contract B) preparing > meeting and negotiating > reaching an agreement > signing of contract > voting and ratification […]
QUESTION A coffee-roasting company was experiencing a strike. Employees had walked out over dissatisfaction with the overtime policy even though the union had ratified the contract in which the policy was stated and the contract was still in effect. Management went to court. What most likely happened? A) The company lost its bid for an […]
QUESTION Under which key issue in collective bargaining disputes does the issue of featherbedding come up? A) union security and management rights B) compensation C) employee benefits D) job security E) work rules, hours, and safety ANSWER Answer: E Explanation: E) Featherbedding is requiring extra workers solely to provide more jobs.
QUESTION Randall’s union was striking over the right to weekends off. The ice cream manufacturer was forcing workers to come in on Saturdays and Sundays without getting paid overtime. This was against the terms of the existing contract. Workers went on strike, and they carried picket signs reflecting the current issue. They also carried signs […]
QUESTION Angie had a job interview with a trucking company. The company representatives said they were impressed by her driving record as a truck driver and wanted to hire her. In the paperwork they gave her to sign was a contract requiring Angie not to join the union that represents truck drivers. Angie refused to […]
QUESTION Which of the following is the largest union in existence today? A) American Federation of Teachers (AFT) B) Teamsters (IBT) C) State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) D) National Education Association (NEA) E) Electrical Workers (IBEW) ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) With 2,700,000 members, the National Education Association is today’s largest union.
QUESTION Which of the five most important labor laws limited courts in issuing injunctions against nonviolent union activities, such as strikes, and outlawed yellow-dog contracts, contracts imposed by employers requiring employees not to join a union? A) the Wagner Act B) the Taft-Hartley Act C) the Norris-LaGuardia Act D) the Landrum-Griffin Act E) the Fair […]
QUESTION Which of the five most important labor laws established the minimum wage and maximum hours for workers in industries engaged in interstate commerce, as well as rules for overtime pay, and also outlawed child labor? A) the Taft-Hartley Act B) the Landrum-Griffin Act C) the Wagner Act D) the Fair Labor Standards Act E) […]
QUESTION Which of the five most important labor laws gave workers the right to form unions, to bargain collectively, and to engage in such union activities as strikes, picketing, and boycotts and also formed the National Labor Relations Board to oversee union elections and investigate labor practices? A) the Landrum-Griffin Act B) the Wagner Act […]
QUESTION Which of the five most important labor laws focused on defining certain union practices as unfair and illegal? A) the Taft-Hartley Act B) the Wagner Act C) the Fair Labor Standards Act D) the Norris-LaGuardia Act E) the Landrum-Griffin Act ANSWER Answer: A Explanation: A) The 1947 Taft-Hartley Act, or Labor-Management Relations Act, […]
