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Chapter 02
The Evolution of American Labor
Predatory unionism occurs when the union’s prime goal is to enhance itself
3. at the expense of the workers it represents.
True False
The leaders of the Knights of Labor favored the use of strikes rather than
5. arbitration.
True False
The American Federation of Labor was born out of the frustration craft
unionists felt about the mixing of skilled and unskilled workers in Knights of
6. Labor assemblies.
True False
The Clayton Act removed unions from Sherman Act jurisdiction and
10. limited the use of federal injunctions.
True False
The Supreme Court interpreted the Clayton Act to mean that as unions
could not be construed as illegal per se, their actions could not be held to
11. restrain trade.
True False
The Wagner Act applies to all employers and employees in the country.
17. True False
Employers who used the Mohawk Valley formula aligned local interests
18. against the focus of union activities.
True False
Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 regulates labor-
25. management relations in the federal service.
True False
2 B. The government controls all production and all business decisions are made by the government.
6
.
C. A monied aristocracy that owns the means of production controls much of society’s wealth.
D. Trade unions control both the government and the means of production in society.
2 B. It involves the representation of employees’ immediate interests primarily the regulation of wages, hou
7
.
C. It is aimed at the general betterment of educational and economic outcomes and labor-management sy
D. It is primarily oriented toward overthrowing the capitalist system and replacing it with worker control
Which of the following statements best describes revolutionary unionism?
A. The union’s prime goal is to enhance itself at the expense of the workers it represents.
2 B. It involves the representation of employees’ immediate interests, primarily the regulation of wages, hou
8
.
C. It is aimed at the gradual betterment of educational and economic outcomes and labor-management sy
D. It is primarily oriented toward overthrowing the capitalist system and replacing it with worker control
2
9 B. Revolutionary unionism
.
C. Uplift unionism
D. Predatory unionism
_____ unionism is said to occur when the union’s prime goal is to enhance
itself at the expense of the workers it represents.
A. Business
3
B. Predatory
0
.
C. Uplift
D. Revolutionary
The actions of the _____ were the impetus for the establishment of the
conspiracy doctrine.
A. Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers
3
B. Boston Journeymen Bootmakers’ Society
1
.
C. National Labor Union
D. Knights of Labor
According to the _____, a union could be punished if either its means or its
ends were deemed illegal by the courts.
A. doctrine of respondeat superior
3
B. conspiracy doctrine
2
.
C. delegation doctrine
3
3 B. It was open to only skilled-trades workers.
.
C. It wanted the removal of limitations on immigration.
D. Its goals were largely economic and immediate.
3 B. Terence Powderly
4
.
C. Samuel Gompers
D. William Sylvis
3
6 B. New Jersey
.
C. Philadelphia
D. Pittsburgh
The Knights of Labor was initially in conflict with the Roman Catholic
Church because:
A. it was a labor organization.
3
B. its beliefs were inconsistent with Catholic dogma.
7
.
C. it was a secret society.
The leaders of the Knights of Labor were essentially idealists who favored
the use of _____ in the U.S. labor movement.
A. arbitration
3
B. strikes
8
.
C. abdication
D. threats
Who were the two men who led the negotiations between the Knights of
Labor and the church?
3 A. Terence Powderly and James C. Gibbons
9
.
B. William Sylvis and Samuel Gompers
C. John L. Lewis and Philip Murray
4 B. Differences in opinion between the leaders and the general membership of the union
0
.
C. The leaders’ emphasis on the use of strikes rather than arbitration in the labor movement
D. The conflict with the Roman Catholic Church over the rule that Catholics were prohibited from joinin
How did Knights of Labor leaders’ goals differ from the new members’
goals?
A. The leaders favored an incremental collective bargaining approach.
4
B. The leaders emphasized using strikes as weapons to pressurize employers.
1
.
C. The leaders believed in “rational” processes for achieving ultimate objectives.
D. The court held that unions could not be construed as illegal per se.
In the Danbury Hatters case, the union was charged with conspiring to
restrain trade in violation of the _____.
A. Landrum-Griffin Act
4
B. Norris-La Guardia Act
7
.
C. Sherman Antitrust Act
D. Taft-Hartley Act
4 The _____ removed unions from Sherman Act jurisdiction and limited the
8 use of federal injunctions.
. A. Norris-La Guardia Act
B. Taft-Hartley Act
C. Landrum-Griffin Act
D. Clayton Act
4 B. The employers were prohibited from using yellow-dog contracts to coerce employees into avoiding un
9
.
C. Employers agreed that all employees were to be represented by union officials who were not employed
5
B. Erdman Act
0
.
C. Wagner Act
As the NIRA safeguards for unions were lost, the _____ re-secured
organizing rights and specified employer illegal activities.
A. Norris-La Guardia Act
5
B. Taft-Hartley Act
3
.
C. Landrum-Griffin Act
D. Wagner Act
C. Manufacturing workers
D. Agricultural workers
B. Taft-Hartley Act
6
B. Taft-Hartley Act
1
.
C. Clayton Act
D. Landrum-Griffin Act
6
B. Recognitional picketing
2
.
C. Right-to-work laws
6
B. Executive Order 11616
9
.
C. The Taft-Hartley Act
7
B. The Norris-La Guardia Act
0
.
C. The Civil Service Reform Act
71.
73.
74.
75.
76.
What were the major duties of the National Labor Relations Board?
77.
Briefly explain the concept of exclusive representation established by the
Wagner Act.
78.
79.
80.
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Revolutionary unionism involves the representation of employees’
2. immediate interests, primarily the regulation of wages, hours, and
(p. 28) terms and conditions of employment.
FALSE
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
The leaders of the Knights of Labor favored the use of strikes rather
5. than arbitration.
(p. 32) FALSE
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
The American Federation of Labor was born out of the frustration craft
6. unionists felt about the mixing of skilled and unskilled workers in
(p. 33) Knights of Labor assemblies.
TRUE
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
The Clayton Act removed unions from Sherman Act jurisdiction and
10. limited the use of federal injunctions.
(p. 40) TRUE
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy