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11) What was the first attempt to equalize power between labor and employer?

A) Taft-Hartley Act

B) Davis-Bacon Act

C) Wagner Act

D) Landrum-Griffin Act

12) Lian had worked for International Resources for 12 years when he and other workers decided to form a union. When International Resources found out about his plan, the company began intercepting his phone calls and e-mails in order to limit the dissemination of union-based information. In addition, Lian was told that his position at the company was in danger of being eliminated, but that if he “reconsidered” his recent behavior, his job would be secure. International Resources’ tactics were made illegal under the:

A) Wagner Act.

B) Taft-Hartley Act.

C) Landrum-Griffin Act.

D) Federal Union Protection Act.

13) In a unionized company, managers would most likely need to:

A) avoid being involved in the day-to-day implementation of the labor agreement terms.

B) use strong-arm tactics to discourage employees from demanding terms in their labor agreement.

C) serve on committees that hear grievances brought by union members against the company.

D) lower wages of union employees so the company can use the savings to offset union dues.

14) Which of the following is specifically prohibited by the Taft-Hartley Act?

A) implementing a closed shop

B) discharging an employee involved in union organizing activities

C) coercing employees in their choice of a collective bargaining representative

D) refusing to bargain collectively with the employees’ designated union

15) The Taft-Hartley Act was created to:

A) prohibit federal involvement in employer/employee rights.

B) strengthen union rights above both employer and individual employee rights.

C) give employers greater advantages over employees.

D) ensure a level playing field for labor unions and management.

16) Which industry is the only one that allows closed shops?

A) restaurant

B) construction

C) automobile

D) garment

17) U.N. Manufacturers was recently unionized. Now, the union refuses to bargain in good faith with U.N. This is considered an unfair union practice by the:

A) Wagner Act.

B) Landrum-Griffin Act.

C) Taft-Hartley Act.

D) Norris LaGuardia Act.

18) The Landrum-Griffin Act includes which of the following provisions?

A) Management must offer a right-to-work provision.

B) Management may not interfere with a union’s organizing efforts.

C) Unions must report their financial activities to the Department of Labor.

D) Labor union members may not participate in secret ballot elections.

19) The ________ regulates how unions are organized, how they run their own business, and what their fiduciary responsibilities are.

A) Taft-Hartley Act

B) Landrum-Griffin Act

C) Railway Labor Act

D) Wagner Act

20) A recent union election at Proactive, Inc. was run without any kind of federal government assistance. Which of the following is true of this action?

A) It is perfectly legal. The government is not allowed to be involved in union formation.

B) It is illegal under the Taft-Hartley Act.

C) If the union vote was conducted off of company grounds, it is legal. If it was conducted on company grounds, it is illegal.

D) It is the most common practice of labor organizers.