CHAPTER 18
Unions and Collective Bargaining Agreements
1. Unions were organized during the depression of the 1920’s.
2. In the 1800’s, the workday exceeded 10 hours per day.
3. The Sherman Act guaranteed the right of workers to organize unions.
4. The Pullman Act reduced the use of injunctions in labor disputes.
5. The Sherman Act’s provision against business combinations was interpreted to apply against
unions.
6. The Norris LaGuardia Act outlawed agreements of non union membership as a condition to
employment.
7. Yellow Dog Contracts prohibited union membership as a condition to employment.
8. The future of unions has become more tenuous with the passage of NAFTA and the GATT.
9. Collective Bargaining is binding on all union members.
10. Collective Bargaining Agreements are contracts.
11. Which of the following prohibited non union membership as a condition to employment?
a) Sherman Act
b) Railway Labor Act
c) Norris LaGuardia Act
d) Wagner Act
e) Clayton Act
12. The following Act insured the right of workers to form unions:
a) Sherman Act
b) Clayton Act
c) NLRA
d) Norris LaGuardia Act
e) Railway Labor Act
13. Key terms in a collective bargaining agreement include:
a) pension benefits
b) health coverage
c) family and medical leave
d) a&b
e) all
14. Key terms in the collective bargaining agreement included:
a) promotion policy
b) grievances
c) dispute resolution
d) a&b
e) all
15. Negotiation process undertaken by a union with management to resolve labor issues is
________.
a) a yellow dog contract
b) an injunction
c) illegal
d) collective bargaining
e) a collective bargaining agreement
16. Outsourcing began in large numbers during which presidency?
a) Clinton
b) Bush, Sr.
c) Reagan
d) Bush, Jr.
e) Carter
17. Key terms in the collective bargaining agreement included:
a) promotion policy
b) grievances
c) dispute resolution
d) a&b
e) all
18. Agreements providing for non union membership as a condition to employment are
________.
19. Yellow dog contracts were outlawed by the ________.
20. Federal courts do not have the power to grant injunctions in labor disputes because of the
________.
21. ________ allows management to negotiate with one union rather than each employee.
22. ________ is the method of dispute resolution provided for in a Collective Bargaining
Agreement.
23. A collective bargaining agreement is binding on ________.
24. Disputes regarding collective bargaining agreements may be brought before the ________.