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1 | | The union movement in the United States was an outgrowth of the economic transition caused by the: |
| | A) | Revolutionary War. |
| | B) | Great Depression. |
| | C) | Industrial Revolution. |
| | D) | passage of antitrust legislation by the federal government. |
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2 | | Which of the following statements is the most accurate assessment of the historical role of the AFL in the labor movement? In its early years the AFL |
| | A) | attracted a lot of public attention and political support because it was the first truly national labor organization in the United States. |
| | B) | operated as a federation of craft unions, but soon split into two interdependent groups and became known as the AFL-CIO. |
| | C) | was a federation of craft unions that championed basic labor issues. |
| | D) | had limited success because it suffered from poor leadership. |
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3 | | _____________ is the process by which representatives of a union meet with representatives of management to negotiate a contract for workers. |
| | A) | Mediation |
| | B) | Arbitration |
| | C) | Mutual Conciliation |
| | D) | Collective bargaining |
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4 | | A government agency known as the _____________ is responsible for certifying and decertifying unions. |
| | A) | AFL (American Federation of Labor) |
| | B) | NLRB (National Labor Relations Board). |
| | C) | YDC (Yellow Dog Contract) |
| | D) | CBU (Collective Bargaining Unit) |
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5 | | A closed shop agreement: |
| | A) | understood that new hires may not yet be union members, but the expectation was that they would soon join. |
| | B) | previous union membership was a criterion for being hired. |
| | C) | means that unions are not permitted in that particular workplace, and a legal way of operating. |
| | D) | means that unions are not permitted in that particular workplace; but, today, this is an illegal mode of operation. |
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6 | | Union shops are illegal in the state of North Carolina. This means that North Carolina: |
| | A) | is violating federal law. |
| | B) | has passed a right-to-work law. |
| | C) | allows firms to use yellow-dog contracts. |
| | D) | is taking advantage of a loophole in the National Labor Relations Act. |
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7 | | Yogi believes that an agency shop is the most desirable union security arrangement. Which of the following statements would be most likely to represent Yogi's views? |
| | A) | A union can succeed in its collective bargaining efforts only if it represents all workers. Therefore, workers should be required to join the union soon after they are hired. |
| | B) | Workers should be allowed to join a union if they wish, but they should not be required to join or pay a fee to the union in order to keep their job. |
| | C) | Workers should not be required to join a union to keep their jobs. However, since all workers enjoy the benefits obtained through collective bargaining, even those who do not join should pay a fee to support the union. |
| | D) | Unions should be replaced by employee stock ownership plans that give workers a say in the management of their firms. |
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8 | | Two common tactics used by unions when collective bargaining efforts break down are: |
| | A) | strikes and boycotts. |
| | B) | injunctions and lockouts. |
| | C) | conciliation and yellow-dog contracts. |
| | D) | enforcement of right-to-work clauses and cooling-off periods. |
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9 | | ____________ refers to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other conduct of a sexual nature that creates a hostile work environment. |
| | A) | Sexual harassment |
| | B) | Gender bias |
| | C) | Sexual opportunism |
| | D) | Sexual coercion |
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10 | | The Legal Briefcase box, titled, "Paying for Incompetence" is about: |
| | A) | workers who are not doing their jobs, yet are protected by their unions. |
| | B) | government employees who are fleecing America. |
| | C) | inflated executive compensation, and the need for compensation reform. |
| | D) | determining whether men or women are better suited to perform various jobs. |
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