QUESTION In 1997, union leaders at American Airlines ordered a walkout that would have stranded 40,000 passengers. Union pilots were in a dispute over the company allowing nonunion pilots to take over some flights. Then-president Bill Clinton’s action of sending the pilots back to work for a 60-day cooling-off period was illegal. Indicate whether the […]
QUESTION The trade-off of a two-tier wage contract is saving jobs at the expense of higher pay. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: A two-tier wage contract is a contract in which new employees are paid less or receive lesser benefits than veteran employees. The trade-off, of course, […]
QUESTION Jethro works in Texas, a right-to-work state. He took a new job at a unionized factory and was told he had to join the union within two months. Jethro refused. He said he cannot be forced to join a union in a right-to-work state. Jethro is correct. Indicate whether the statement is true or […]
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, […]
QUESTION Which of the five most important labor laws forced unions to revise their election procedures to promote honesty, provided a bill of rights for union members, and required unions to file financial disclosure statements with the U.S. secretary of labor? A) the Taft-Hartley Act B) the Fair Labor Standards Act C) the Norris-LaGuardia Act […]
