1. Which of these statements is true regarding the Taft-Hartley Act? A. It offers no support for organized labor. B. Amendments to the act banned captive audience meetings. C. It didn't displace the Wagner Act. D. It overturned the specification of unfair employer practices.
2. Employees are assured a "bill of rights" that union officers can not violate under the _______ Act. A. Taft-Hartley B. Landrum-Griffin C. Wagner D. Norris-LaGuardia
3. Over the years, the judiciary has backed decisions of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) most of the time. When judicial rulings have been inconsistent with respect to prior NLRB rulings, the main cause has been A. changing membership of the NLRB board. B. the political party of the occupant of the White House. C. economic recession. D. economic prosperity.
4. Under current U.S. labor law, when can the NLRB conduct a certification election? A. If the employer agrees to participate in the election B. At the request of an elected federal official who represents the employer's congressional district C. If at least two unions express an interest in organizing a bargaining unit D. At the request of a single employee
5. What redress is available to the AFL-CIO if affiliated national unions violate constitutionally established federation rules? A. The AFL-CIO can sue the national union in the federal courts. B. There are no avenues of address, save gentle persuasion. C. The national union can be fined for each instance of a violation. D. The miscreant national can be expelled from the federation.
6. The authors of your text characterize the relationship of the AFL-CIO federation to its affiliated national unions as being similar to the relationship of the _______ to its members. A. local union B. United Nations C. PTA D. U.S. Congress
7. Currently, under the AFL-CIO constitution, union member dues paid to the federation amount to around _______ per member per month. A. 75 cents B. 45 cents C. 55 cents D. 65 cents
8. Which of the following has not been considered a mandatory subject for collective bargaining? A. Retiree benefits B. Health insurance C. The grievance procedure D. Seniority
9. To the extent that there's a standard for the amount union members pay in dues, the typical dues amount to the equivalent of _______ hours or labor per month. A. 1.5 B. 3.5 C. 2 D. 3
10. A union member who tried to take a local union out of one national union and affiliate it with another national union would be considered guilty of A. treason. B. dual unionism. C. a statutory offense. D. unfair unionism.
11. Regarding Wal-Mart, which of the following statements is false? End of exam A. Human Rights Watch charged Wal-Mart with being able to "violate U.S. labor law with virtual impunity." B. When a small group of meat cutters voted to unionize, Wal-Mart simply closed that plant. C. Wal-Mart pay levels are about six dollars per hour lower than those of unionized supermarket employees. D. About 65 percent of Wal-Mart employees are granted health-care insurance.
12. Conrad and Clara are discussing the decision of the United Auto Workers to establish the Public Review Board. Conrad argues that the board is ineffective because it nearly always endorses decisions of the UAW executive board. Clara disagrees, arguing that the review board has been quite willing to overturn executive board rulings. Who is correct? A. Neither Conrad nor Clara is correct. B. Both Conrad and Clara are partially correct. C. Conrad is correct. D. Clara is corr.