11.In a(n) ____, a worker promises that he/she will not organize, support, or join a union as a condition of employment.
a.yellow-dog contract
b.open shop agreement
c.closed shop agreement
d.union shop agreement
12.Which act, passed in 1926, marked the beginning of a new era of government regulation of union-management relations involving a greater acceptance of unionism and collective bargaining?
a.The Wagner Act
b.The Landrum-Griffin Act
c.The Railway Labor Act
d.The Norris-LaGuardia Act
13.The ____ provided a federal guarantee of railroad employees’ rights to choose a bargaining unit.
a.Wagner Act
b.Railway Labor Act
c.National Labor Relations Act
d.Railway Nationalization Act
14.Which of the following would be considered as coercive or unfair according to the Wagner Act?
a.Pressuring employers to discriminate against an employee or applicant
because he or she is not a union member.
b.Refusing to bargain in good faith with an employer.
c.Interfering with the workers’ right of self-organization.
d.Forcing employers to pay for unneeded services, such as hiring more
15.The ____ limited judges’ powers to issue injunctions in union organizing efforts.
a.Wagner Act
b.Taft-Hartley Act
c.Norris-LaGuardia Act
d.Railway Labor Act
16.Under the Norris-LaGuardia Act, courts grant injunctions only if employers can show:
a.substantial and irreparable injury to self.
b.substantial and irreparable injury to property.
c.substantial and irreparable damage to profitability.
d.substantial and irreparable damage to company image.
17.The ____ declared yellow-dog contracts unlawful.
a.Wagner Act
b.Taft-Hartley Act
c.Landrum-Griffin Act
d.Norris-LaGuardia Act
18.Which act, passed in 1935, gave workers the right to form unions and bargain collectively without being subject to coercion by their employers?
a.The Wagner Act
b.The Taft-Hartley Act
c.The Landrum-Griffin Act
d.The Norris-LaGuardia Act
19.The Wagner Act did all but which of the following?
a.Created a bill of rights for union members.
b.Created the NLRB.
c.Established the certification election process.
d.Created a list of employer unfair labor practices.
20.Which act created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to supervise certification elections and enforce the law?
a.The Wagner Act
b.The Taft-Hartley Act
c.The Landrum-Griffin Act
d.The Norris-LaGuardia Act