1- Which of the following statements is true regarding the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)?

The board is a seven-member panel.

It was established by the Clayton Act.

It is appointed by the President of the United States.

Each member serves for a three-year term.

2-Which of the following statements is true regarding the Taft-Hartley Act?

It prohibits a practice in the construction industry referred to as a union hiring hall.

It permits preferential shop agreements.

It allows managers to join a labor union.

It was an amendment and extension of the Wagner Act.

3-Over the past few decades, as a percentage of the total workforce, union membership has:

remained constant.

increased dramatically.

decreased.

increased slightly.

4-The _____ gave employees the right to organize unions, bargain collectively with employers, and engage in other concerted actions for the purpose of mutual protection.

Railway Labor Act

Wagner Act

Taft-Hartley Act

Norris-La Guardia Act

5-Which of the following acts was called the "Industrial Magna Carta" by Samuel Gompers, one of the leading spokespersons of the early labor movement?

The Norris-La Guardia Act

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

The Railway Labor Act

The Clayton Act

6-Unions typically bargain for all of the following EXCEPT:

management takeover.

shorter working hours.

job security.

higher wages.

7-Which of the following statements is true regarding the AFL-CIO?

It negotiates all union contracts in the United States.

It is a federation of unions.

It administers the Civil Service Reform Act.

8-Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the use of injunctions in labor disputes?

Injunctions were normally sought by the employer.

Violations of an injunction would result in a contempt-of-court citation.

Courts placed a narrow interpretation on the term "property.

"Complying with the injunction in many cases destroyed the effectiveness of the union.

9-The landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,Commonwealth v. Hunt, was significant because it:

rejected the doctrine that the actions of labor unions were illegal per se.

limited the use of injunctions.

outlawed yellow-dog contracts.

guaranteed right-to-work for employees regardless of whether they were union members.

Its members are appointed by the President.