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Benefits and supplemental pay accounted for 50 percent of compensation

QUESTION Benefits and supplemental pay accounted for 50 percent of compensation costs for civilian workers as of June 2011. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.   ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: Benefits and supplemental pay accounted for 30 percent of compensation costs for civilian workers as of June 2011.

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Date: September 3rd, 2020

Which of the following steps in collective bargaining is correctly mat

QUESTION Which of the following steps in collective bargaining is correctly matched with its descriptor? A) preparing: the union membership approves or disapproves the deal B) meeting and negotiating: the beginning of a new relationship C) reaching an agreement: both sides strike a deal D) voting and ratification: getting ready for negotiations E) signing the […]

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Date: September 3rd, 2020

In 1997, union leaders at American Airlines ordered a walkout that wou

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 […]

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Date: September 3rd, 2020

The trade-off of a two-tier wage contract is saving jobs at the expens

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, […]

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Date: September 3rd, 2020

Angie had a job interview with a trucking company. The company represe

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 […]

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Date: September 3rd, 2020

Which of the following is the largest union in existence today? A) Am

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.

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Date: September 3rd, 2020

Which of the five most important labor laws limited courts in issuing

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 […]

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Date: September 3rd, 2020

Which of the five most important labor laws established the minimum wa

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) […]

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Date: September 3rd, 2020

Which of the five most important labor laws gave workers the right to

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 […]

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Date: September 3rd, 2020