• A strike based upon the unions frustration that management will not meet its demands for alterations in wages, hours, and benefits is called a(n) _________.

  • Wildcat strike
  • Unfair labor practice strike
  • Lockout
  • Economic strike

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  Which of the following is a permissive bargaining subject?

  • Layoff procedures
  • Wages
  • Technology issues
  • Benefits
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  A tool employers used to limit the power of unions was the prosecution of unionizing workers under common law criminal conspiracylaws. What is the definition of a conspiracy?

  • A single person devising a way to break the law
  • A group of people discussing theories of government secrets
  • A combination of two or more persons to accomplish an unlawful purpose
  • Anytime a person or group of persons breaks the law
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  What made the Norris-LaGuardia Act so significant?

  • It was the first comprehensive labor statute governing the interplay between unions and business.
  • It was the first act passed involving unions.
  • It returned all the labor power back into the hands of the employers.
  • It was the first act that allowed protected classes to form their own unions.
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  What is it called when a union commences negotiations with the employer on behalf of the workers to form a new contract that governs the working relationship between the parties?

  • Guided discussions of benefits
  • Mediated bargaining
  • Collective bargaining
  • Independent agreement
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  Since the union represents all workers in the collective bargaining unit, nonunion workers become known as ____________ because they benefit from union representation without the payment of union dues.

  • Free riders
  • Scabs
  • Scrubs
  • Yellow dogs
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  Unions form when workers with a ______________ align themselves to resolve similar workplace concerns.

  • Similar scope of responsibilities
  • Community of interests
  • Majority of employment
  • Large number of complaints
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  By the late 1950s, the pendulum of public opinion swung further against organized labor due to the confirmed connection of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to _________.

  • Increased transportation costs
  • The Democratic party
  • Organized crime
  • The Republican party
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  Any effort of an employer to co-opt the union by sponsoring activities, providing for union expenses, offering perks to union elites, or seeking the election of a particular worker to a union position constitutes a(n) _________.

  • Permissive bargaining subject
  • Bad faith bargaining agreement
  • Unfair labor practice
  • Good faith bargaining agreement
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  Under the NLRA, which of the following actions by the employer is not considered an unfair labor practice?

  • Bargaining in a good faith effort with the union
  • Interfering with employees as they engage in concerted activity
  • Dominating or assisting a labor union
  • Discriminating against any worker because of union activity