Question 1

Which of the following is an unfair labor practice on the part of a union?

Accepted Answer

A)   Forcing an employer to continue bargaining with a certified representative
B)   Requiring initiation fees for union membership
C)   Forcing an employer to pay for services rendered
D)   Forcing an employer to bargain with an uncertified labor organization

Question 2

Explain the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act.

Accepted Answer

The Copeland Anti-Kickback Act prohibits...

Question 3

The National Mediation Board may offer its services even without the request of the parties involved in negotiations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was established by the _____ Act to help parties resolve labor disputes.

Accepted Answer

A)   Railway Labor
B)   Norris-La Guardia
C)   Landrum-Griffin
D)   Taft-Hartley

Question 5

The Norris-La Guardia Act prohibits _____,in which employees agree that continued employment depends on abstention from union membership or activities.

Accepted Answer

A)   yellow-dog contracts
B)   hot cargo clauses
C)   secondary boycotts
D)   closed shops

Question 6

What are the major provisions of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act?

Accepted Answer

Payroll tax is paid by employer (except ...

Question 7

Under the Wagner and Taft-Harley Acts,unions cannot demand or require that an employer take action against an employee for any reason except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   failure to be part of a strike
B)   failure to attend a union meeting
C)   failure to pay union dues
D)   nonparticipation in the yellow-dog contract

Question 8

The Norris-La Guardia Act was the first law to protect the rights of unions and workers to engage in union activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   According to this act,it is illegal to recruit and/or transport individuals across state lines for the purpose of interfering forcefully or threateningly with peaceful picketing or the right to self-organization.
B)   This act forbids federal courts to issue injunctions against specifically described union activities and outlaws yellow-dog contracts.
C)   This act establishes a statutory preference for using collective bargaining to resolve conflicts in the employment relationship and for roughly balancing the power of management and labor.
D)   This act prohibits anyone from requiring or coercing employees on a public works construction project to return part of their compensation as a condition of continued employment.

Question 10

Under the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,financial dealings between an employer and a union representing its employees are forbidden.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1996,the Federal Aviation Authorization Act brought air express companies,including their ground employees,under the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Norris-La Guardia Act
B)   Civil Service Reform Act,Title VII
C)   Labor Management Relations Act
D)   Railway Labor Act

Question 12

The Landrum-Griffin Act regulates internal activities of employers and unions covered by both Taft-Hartley and the Railway Labor Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Office of Labor-Management Standards administers and enforces provisions of the Landrum-Griffin and Civil Service Reform acts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The _____ Act was enacted following the largest incidence and the most time lost from work due to strikes of any year in U.S.history.

Accepted Answer

A)   Landrum-Griffin
B)   Norris-La Guardia
C)   Railways Labor
D)   Taft-Hartley

Question 15

A 1934 amendment to the Railway Labor Act established the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   National Labor Relations Board
B)   Bureau of International Labor Affairs
C)   Federal Contract Compliance Programs
D)   National Mediation Board

Question 16

Which act outlaws injunctions for nonviolent labor union activities and makes yellow-dog contracts unenforceable?

Accepted Answer

A)   Labor Management Relations Act
B)   Landrum-Griffin Act
C)   Norris-La Guardia Act
D)   Civil Service Reform Act,Title VII

Question 17

Which 1936 act makes it illegal to recruit and/or transport individuals across state lines for the purpose of interfering forcefully or threateningly with peaceful picketing or the right to self-organization?

Accepted Answer

A)   Copeland Anti-Kickback Act
B)   Norris-La Guardia Act
C)   Byrnes Act
D)   Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts

Question 18

Explain the concept of "duty to bargain."

Accepted Answer

Unions and employers have a mutual duty ...

Question 19

Except in the construction and apparel industries,employees and unions cannot negotiate contracts providing that particular products of certain employers will not be used.This is the _____ issue.

Accepted Answer

A)   union shop agreement
B)   hot cargo
C)   closed shop
D)   yellow-dog

Question 20

What is the similarity between the National Railroad Adjustment Board and the National Mediation Board?

Accepted Answer

A)   The members of both are appointed by the president.
B)   Both were created by the Railway Labor Act.
C)   Both consist only of union members.
D)   Both have an equal number of union and nonunion members.

Exam 3: Employment Law and Federal Agencies

Except in the construction and apparel industries,employees and unions cannot negotiate contracts providing that particular products of certain employers will not be used.This is the _____ issue.

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Under the Wagner and Taft-Hartley Acts,financial dealings between an employer and a union representing its employees are forbidden.

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The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was established by the _____ Act to help parties resolve labor disputes.

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The Landrum-Griffin Act regulates internal activities of employers and unions covered by both Taft-Hartley and the Railway Labor Act.

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Which of the following is true of the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act?

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A 1934 amendment to the Railway Labor Act established the _____.

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The Office of Labor-Management Standards administers and enforces provisions of the Landrum-Griffin and Civil Service Reform acts.

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What is the similarity between the National Railroad Adjustment Board and the National Mediation Board?

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Under the Wagner and Taft-Harley Acts,unions cannot demand or require that an employer take action against an employee for any reason except _____.

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Which 1936 act makes it illegal to recruit and/or transport individuals across state lines for the purpose of interfering forcefully or threateningly with peaceful picketing or the right to self-organization?

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Explain the concept of "duty to bargain."

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What are the major provisions of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act?

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Which act outlaws injunctions for nonviolent labor union activities and makes yellow-dog contracts unenforceable?

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In 1996,the Federal Aviation Authorization Act brought air express companies,including their ground employees,under the _____.

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The Norris-La Guardia Act was the first law to protect the rights of unions and workers to engage in union activity.

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The _____ Act was enacted following the largest incidence and the most time lost from work due to strikes of any year in U.S.history.

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The National Mediation Board may offer its services even without the request of the parties involved in negotiations.

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The Norris-La Guardia Act prohibits _____,in which employees agree that continued employment depends on abstention from union membership or activities.

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Which of the following is an unfair labor practice on the part of a union?

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