Chapter 28 - Labor Unions

1		Labor union organizing is legal in
			A)	no states.
			B)	a few states.
			C)	about half the states.
			D)	most states.
			E)	all states.
2		Statement I. The Taft-Hartley Act is very pro-labor. Statement II. Most American wage and salary workers are members of labor unions.
			A)	Statement I is true and statement II is false.
			B)	Statement II is true and statement I is false.
			C)	Both statements are true.
			D)	Both statements are false.
3		Statement I. More workers are members of labor unions today than at any other time in our history. Statement II. The AFL-CIO is the dominant U.S. labor organization.
			A)	Statement I is true and statement II is false.
			B)	Statement II is true and statement I is false.
			C)	Both statements are true.
			D)	Both statements are false.
4		The National Labor Relations Act
			A)	outlined a bill of rights for employers.
			B)	committed the federal government to promoting collective bargaining and supporting union organizing.
			C)	provided for a 80-day cooling-off period before strikes could begin.
			D)	outlawed the "closed shop."
5		"Right-to-work laws" are
			A)	very pro-union.
			B)	illegal.
			C)	make it much harder for unions to organize in states where they are passed.
			D)	make lockouts illegal.
6		Statement I. The Taft-Hartley Act was an attempt to provide a counterbalance to the National Labor Relations Act. Statement II. The Taft-Hartley Act was largely a reaction to a record number of strikes in the year preceding its passage.
			A)	Statement I is true and statement II is false.
			B)	Statement II is true and statement I is false.
			C)	Both statement are true.
			D)	Both statements are false.
7		Which one of the following factors was most responsible for the decline in labor union membership since the mid-1950s?
			A)	a shift from private employment to government employment.
			B)	repeated nationwide and local strikes which soured the public on labor unions.
			C)	the decline in manufacturing employment.
			D)	the flood of imported goods.
8		Today about _____ percent of the labor force is unionized.
			A)	10
			B)	14
			C)	18
			D)	22
			E)	26
9		Compared to other leading industrial nations, the percentage of U.S. workers in labor unions is
			A)	very high.
			B)	a little higher than average.
			C)	a little lower than average.
			D)	much lower than average.
10		Higher wages can be secured by
			A)	inclusive unions.
			B)	exclusive unions.
			C)	both exclusive and inclusive unions.
			D)	neither exclusive nor inclusive unions.
11		With respect to labor, professional baseball, football, hockey, and basketball are examples of
			A)	monopolies.
			B)	monopsonies.
			C)	trade associations.
			D)	employer unions.
12		The collective bargaining process ends in a strike or walkout
			A)	nearly half the time.
			B)	about one quarter of the time.
			C)	about 10 percent of the time.
			D)	less than 5 percent of the time.
13		Statement I. Unions have secured higher wages for their members than their members would have obtained on their own. Statement II. When unions have gone on strike, employers have been bared, by law, from hiring replacement workers.
			A)	Statement I is true and statement II is false.
			B)	Statement II is true and statement I is false.
			C)	Both statements are true.
			D)	Both statements are false.
14		Compared to unionized workers, non-union workers in private industry earn
			A)	much more.
			B)	somewhat more.
			C)	somewhat less.
			D)	substantially less.