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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe first attempt to organize labor was in 1778 with the printers in New York City.TrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Fair Labor Standards Actestablished a federal minimum wage.prevented courts from issuing injunctions against unions engaged in peaceful strikes.made it illegal to prosecute unions under the Sherman Antitrust Act.established the right of unions to collective bargaining.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceUnions helped workers gain higher pay, job security, better hours, and improved working conditionsTrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe United Auto Workers Union is an example of which type of Union?Company UnionTrade UnionIndustrial UnionCraft Union
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe National Labor Relations Actestablished a federal minimum wage.prevented courts from issuing injunctions against unions engaged in peaceful strikes.established the right of unions to collective bargaining.made it illegal to prosecute unions under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn the early part of the Labor Movement, courts held a favorable attitude towards unions.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen labor and management ask a third party to collect information about a dispute and present nonbinding recommendations, they are usingarbitrationcollective bargainingmediationfact-finding
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of a Union made up of workers in a particular industry?company unionsindustrial unionscraft unionstrade unions
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWorkers would strike, picket, and even boycott if employers did not meet agreements.TrueFalse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following prohibits wage and salary discrimination for jobs that require equivalent skills and responsibilities?Equal Pay ActTaft-Hartley ActFair Labor Standards ActSherman Antitrust Act
- 11. Multiple ChoiceEmployers fought back against union efforts by using lockouts and establishing company unions.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple Choice_____ is the length of time a person has been on a jobboycottclosed shopseniorityglass ceiling
- 13. Multiple Choice_____ allowed states to pass “right to work laws”.Taft - Hartley Act of 1947Fair Labor Standards ActNational Labor Relations Act
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes the minimum wage?state law making it illegal to force workers to join a unionlowest wage that can be paid by law to most workershighest wage that can be paid by law to most workers
- 15. Multiple Choicerefusal to buy products from specific companies is called a _____.strikemediationboycotsit in
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA _____ is a state law making it illegal to force workers to join a union.work lawright-to-work lawarbitration
- 17. Multiple ChoiceLabor arrangement under which workers must join a union before they are hired.closed shopcompany unionopen shopcraft union
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA _____ is an association of skilled workers who performed the same workclosed shopcraft unioncompany unionsopen shop
- 19. Multiple Choicewhich of the following is run by the employeropen shopclosed shopcompany unionindependent union
- 20. Multiple Choicebarrier that prevents women and minorities from advancing up the corporate ladderopen shopcompany unionsclosed shopglass ceiling
- 21. Multiple Choicerefusal to work until demands are met.boycotstrikemediationinflation
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA ______________ worker is a person who works at a job for a limited time like six weeks.Part timeTemporaryFull timeTransition
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA ________________ worker is a person who usually works 32 or more hours per week.transitionfull timepart timetemporary
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA __________________ worker is a person with no training.unskilledsemi-skilledskilledprofessional
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following is not a fringe benefit?health insurancelife insurancevision coveragehouse insurance
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following usually increases wages except ___________________.minimum wage lawlabor unionsrobots
- 27. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following have faced wage discrimination except _________________.womenblacksminoritiesmen
- 28. Multiple Choicedollars that are not adjusted for inflationcurrent dollarsset-aside contractminimum wagefuture dollars
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe first legal legislation to exempt unions from the antitrust laws was theTaft-Hartley ActSherman Antitrust ActClayton Antitrust ActInterstate Commerce Act
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhy did people move to urban areas around 1900?free farm land, wheat farmingopportunity, jobs, live with family, and adventureto get an educationto get rich
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