Question 1

Briefly describe the National Labor Board.

Accepted Answer

The National Labor Board (NLB) was creat

Question 2

Yellow-dog contracts require employees to sign a contract with the employer, where the employees agree not to:

Accepted Answer

A)  revolt against the employer. 
B)  join any union. 
C)  challenge management decisions legally. 
D)  divulge confidential information. 
A)  revolt against the employer. 
B)  join any union. 
C)  challenge management decisions legally. 
D)  divulge confidential information.

Question 3

In Duplex Printing Press Company v. Deering, Duplex responded to the national boycott called by the Machinists' Union by filing suit for an injunction under the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sherman Act. 
B)  National Labor Relations Act. 
C)  Clayton Act 
D)  Norris-La Guardia Act. 
A)  Sherman Act. 
B)  National Labor Relations Act. 
C)  Clayton Act 
D)  Norris-La Guardia Act.

Question 4

The NLRA exclude all of the following from its definition of employer except:

Accepted Answer

A)  public sector employers 
B)  railroads. 
C)  cooperatives. 
D)  airlines subject to the Railway Labor Act. 
A)  public sector employers 
B)  railroads. 
C)  cooperatives. 
D)  airlines subject to the Railway Labor Act.

Question 5

The purpose and effect of the Taft-Hartley Act were to balance the rights and duties of:

Accepted Answer

A)  different unions coming together. 
B)  employee and employers. 
C)  both unions and employers. 
D)  non-unionized employees. 
A)  different unions coming together. 
B)  employee and employers. 
C)  both unions and employers. 
D)  non-unionized employees.

Question 6

The _____ emphasized political activity as well as organizing activity and had spectacular success in organizing the workers of the steel, automobile, rubber, electrical, manufacturing, and machinery industries.

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) 
B)  American Federation of Labor (AFL) 
C)  Change to Win Coalition 
D)  International Brotherhood of Teamsters 
A)  Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) 
B)  American Federation of Labor (AFL) 
C)  Change to Win Coalition 
D)  International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Question 7

Section 2(3) of the NLRA, in its definition of "employee" expressly excludes:

Accepted Answer

A)  factory workers. 
B)  supervisors. 
C)  federal employees. 
D)  labor unions. 
A)  factory workers. 
B)  supervisors. 
C)  federal employees. 
D)  labor unions.

Question 8

Section 20 of the Clayton Act restricted the:

Accepted Answer

A)  issuance of labor injunctions. 
B)  issuance of ex parte orders. 
C)  yellow-dog contracts. 
D)  filing of interlocutory applications. 
A)  issuance of labor injunctions. 
B)  issuance of ex parte orders. 
C)  yellow-dog contracts. 
D)  filing of interlocutory applications.

Question 9

What is a labor injunction?

Accepted Answer

An injunction is a court order

Question 10

Discuss the Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Accepted Answer

A federation of unions that sought to or

Question 11

Section 10(b) of the National Labor Relations Act requires that unfair practice charges must be filed:

Accepted Answer

A)  within six months of the occurrence of the alleged unfair practice. 
B)  after a year of the occurrence of the alleged unfair practice. 
C)  according to the convenience of the aggrieved person. 
D)  after a notice has been issued by the board stating the date the charge can be filed. 
A)  within six months of the occurrence of the alleged unfair practice. 
B)  after a year of the occurrence of the alleged unfair practice. 
C)  according to the convenience of the aggrieved person. 
D)  after a notice has been issued by the board stating the date the charge can be filed.

Question 12

What does Section 103 the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act deal with?

Accepted Answer

Section 103 of the Labor-Management Repo

Question 13

In National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. the lower court's judgment was:

Accepted Answer

A)  remanded. 
B)  dismissed. 
C)  reversed. 
D)  upheld. 
A)  remanded. 
B)  dismissed. 
C)  reversed. 
D)  upheld.

Question 14

Judicially exempted employees under the NLRA include:

Accepted Answer

A)  expatriates. 
B)  government employees. 
C)  migrant employees. 
D)  confidential employees. 
A)  expatriates. 
B)  government employees. 
C)  migrant employees. 
D)  confidential employees.

Question 15

The Railway Labor Act established a three-step procedure for settling disputes. Which of the following is not one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Use a federal mediation board to attempt to facilitate negotiation of the parties' differences. 
B)  Induce the parties to arbitrate the dispute. 
C)  Refer the dispute to the Office of the General Counsel. 
D)  Recommend to the president that an emergency board of investigation be created. 
A)  Use a federal mediation board to attempt to facilitate negotiation of the parties' differences. 
B)  Induce the parties to arbitrate the dispute. 
C)  Refer the dispute to the Office of the General Counsel. 
D)  Recommend to the president that an emergency board of investigation be created.

Question 16

The socialist movement initially sought to:

Accepted Answer

A)  press for affirmative action. 
B)  engage in political activities. 
C)  form community collectives. 
D)  organize unions. 
A)  press for affirmative action. 
B)  engage in political activities. 
C)  form community collectives. 
D)  organize unions.

Question 17

Section 3 of the Norris-La Guardia Act declares that _____ are contrary to public policy of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  ex parte proceedings 
B)  union boycotts 
C)  yellow-dog contracts 
D)  collective bargaining efforts 
A)  ex parte proceedings 
B)  union boycotts 
C)  yellow-dog contracts 
D)  collective bargaining efforts

Question 18

In NLRB v. Meenan Oil Co., L.P., the National Labor Relations Board filed petitions for enforcement of its order finding against the defendant regarding violation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Section 9 (a) (2) of the National Labor Relations Act. 
B)  Sections 8 (a) (1) and (5) of the National Labor Relations Act. 
C)  Sections 7 (a) (1) and (5) of the National Labor Relations Act. 
D)  Section 21 of the National Labor Relations Act. 
A)  Section 9 (a) (2) of the National Labor Relations Act. 
B)  Sections 8 (a) (1) and (5) of the National Labor Relations Act. 
C)  Sections 7 (a) (1) and (5) of the National Labor Relations Act. 
D)  Section 21 of the National Labor Relations Act.

Question 19

The _____ was a legislative reversal of the prevailing view of the judiciary that economic injury inflicted by unions pursuing their economic self-interest was unlawful both at common law and under antitrust laws.

Accepted Answer

A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  National Industrial Recovery Act 
C)  The Railway Labor Act 
D)  Norris-La Guardia Act 
A)  Taft-Hartley Act 
B)  National Industrial Recovery Act 
C)  The Railway Labor Act 
D)  Norris-La Guardia Act

Question 20

The National Recovery Administration is responsible for administering the codes of fair competition under the:

Accepted Answer

A)  National Industrial Recovery Act. 
B)  Norris-La Guardia Act. 
C)  Sherman Act. 
D)  Taft-Hartley Act. 
A)  National Industrial Recovery Act. 
B)  Norris-La Guardia Act. 
C)  Sherman Act. 
D)  Taft-Hartley Act.

Exam 12: The Rise of Organized Labor and Its Regulatory Framework

Briefly describe the National Labor Board.

Yellow-dog contracts require employees to sign a contract with the employer, where the employees agree not to:

In Duplex Printing Press Company v. Deering, Duplex responded to the national boycott called by the Machinists' Union by filing suit for an injunction under the:

The NLRA exclude all of the following from its definition of employer except:

The purpose and effect of the Taft-Hartley Act were to balance the rights and duties of:

The _____ emphasized political activity as well as organizing activity and had spectacular success in organizing the workers of the steel, automobile, rubber, electrical, manufacturing, and machinery industries.

Section 2(3) of the NLRA, in its definition of "employee" expressly excludes:

Section 20 of the Clayton Act restricted the:

What is a labor injunction?

Discuss the Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Section 10(b) of the National Labor Relations Act requires that unfair practice charges must be filed:

What does Section 103 the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act deal with?

In National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. the lower court's judgment was:

Judicially exempted employees under the NLRA include:

The Railway Labor Act established a three-step procedure for settling disputes. Which of the following is not one of them?

The socialist movement initially sought to:

Section 3 of the Norris-La Guardia Act declares that _____ are contrary to public policy of the United States.

In NLRB v. Meenan Oil Co., L.P., the National Labor Relations Board filed petitions for enforcement of its order finding against the defendant regarding violation of:

The _____ was a legislative reversal of the prevailing view of the judiciary that economic injury inflicted by unions pursuing their economic self-interest was unlawful both at common law and under antitrust laws.

The National Recovery Administration is responsible for administering the codes of fair competition under the:

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Commonly Committed Workplace Torts

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Discrimination Based on Religion and National Origin Procedures Under Title VII

Discrimination Based on Age

Discrimination Based on Disability

Other Eeo and Employment Legislation: Federal and State Laws

The Unionization Process

Unfair Labor Practices by Employers and Unions

Collective Bargaining

Picketing and Strikes

The Enforcement and Administration of the Collective Agreement

The Rights of Union Members

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