QUESTION 1

1. The main significance of the PATCO strike in 1981 was that:
3. A.It resulted in the fragmentation of the labor movement by splitting key unions such as the Teamsters and SEIU from the AFL-CIO.
4. B.It marked a turn in U.S. labor relations toward much more adversarial relations between management and labor.
5. C.It made it lawful for employers to hire permanent strike replacements during an economic strike.
6. D.It heralded a new era of labor-management peace in the U.S.

QUESTION 2

1. Today private sector union density is around:
3. A.20%.
4. B.50%.
5. C.10%.
6. D.65%.

QUESTION 3

1. In the Knights of Labor's vision for the future, businesses would be owned by:
3. A.Cooperatives made up of the producers of the goods and services they produced. These would include both workers and their employers.
4. B.Cooperatives made up of workers employed by the business.
5. C.Cooperatives made up of employers whereby multiple capital owners would join together to finance businesses.
6. D.Bankers, lawyers, and stockbrokers who could best control the flow of money into the economy.