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Which of the following is not considered a union unfair labor practice?

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under a valid union-shop agreement, demanding the discharge of an employee who fails to pay union dues

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In recent years,

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all of the above

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The first U.S. President ever to grant official recognition to federal government employees to bargain collectively was President

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Nixon

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Recent media campaign ads by the Automobile Workers have contained the message

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"America works best when we say, 'Union, Yes!' "

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Most of the local union's time is devoted to

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negotiating labor agreements.

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Most members of the National Education Association

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support right-to-work laws

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About 85 percent of the UAW's spending goes to

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strike funds.

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As compared to the Teachers, many of the building trades are much

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less active in research efforts.

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In 1970, an unprecedented federal sector eight-day strile was carried on by the employees of the

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State Department

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The American Federation of Labor was originally entitled the

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Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions

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Under Taft-Hartley, if management or labor wishes to terminate or modify an existing labor contract, it must give a

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thrity-day notice to the other party.

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At present, the unionized percentage of all United States workers is approximately

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33.4

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In 1993, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union merged with the

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Service Employees International Union.

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By 1917 some thrity states had introduced

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antitrust laws for unions.

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Investigation of union misconduct under the Landrum-Griffin is the responsibility of the

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Senate Subcommittee on Ethics.

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COPE is a part of the

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Furriers.

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When it has found that employees have been unlawfully discharged for union activities, the NLRB has most frequently required

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automatic union certification.

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Employers may not hold a meeting with employees on company time

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within twenty-four hours of a representation election.

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With a passage of the Wagner Act, union membership

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rose rapidly.

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Under the Taft-Hartley, employers may lock out their employees when a bargaining impasse occurs if

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the union has threatened to strike.

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Tight labor markets are those

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in which new employees are difficult to recruit

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Only one of the following was among the nation's ten largest internationals in 2003

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National Engineering Association

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After it has secured bargaining rights, a local union typically applies for

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Whipsawing.

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When the AFL-CIO executive council was expanded to 53 members, 10 of the 18 new slots were reserved for

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military veterans.

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The major weapon management used against labor organizations before 1932 was

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state legislation

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Labor relations consultants usually

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earn seven-figure annual incomes

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When an employer promises to raise the wages of a worker if he/she will agree not to join a union, the action is considered to be

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in contempt of the NLRB.

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The AFL executive council suspended the leaders of the CIO for practicing

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exclusive jurisdiction.

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Research suggests that the greatest single motivator of workers joining unions is dissatisfaction with the extent of gratification of

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physiological needs

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Featherbedding is

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the receipt of pay for work that is not needed.

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The number of national unions currently represented by the AFL-CIO is

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89

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The nation's oldest permanent national union is the

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Molders Union

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Landrum-Griffin requires that union members

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be allowed to have an open shop.

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Between 1932 and 1941, United States union membership

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almost doubled.

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Among the earliest trade unions was that of the

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teachers.

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A Bill of Rights for union members is included in the

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Owen-Keating Act

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Under a "yellow-dog contract," workers must promise in writing

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never to engage in union activities.

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Almost all national union constitutions now contain a

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All of the above.

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The AFL-CIO's Public Employee Department

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was founded in 1953

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In its 1984 Bildisco Manufacturing decision, the Supreme Court unaimously ruled that

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supervisors could not become union members.

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If a national union runs out of money to pay strike benefits to striking members, other nationals will customarily

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lend it food.

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In the area of government intervention in labor relations, the trend seems to be that

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due to heavy case loads, Congress will pass legislation to increase state and local governmental authority.

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Most emplyees at both Disneyland and Disney World are

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Teamsters

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The most successful of all U.S. unions in organizing between 1980 and 1995 were the

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service employees.

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Proposition 226 related to

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gays.

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The Teamsters were expelled by the AFL-CIO in

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1973.

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If the NLRB or court rules that an issue does not fall within the mandatory category of bargaining

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either party may force the issue to an impasse.

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Of all Taft-Hartley unfair union practices, the most difficult to interpret has been the ban on

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excessive

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By far, the chief benefit associated with AFL-CIO membership is

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organizational help.

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Both the Automobile Workers and the Newspaper Guild

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have always had a democratic system of internal government.