Labor Unions Quiz 2022

collective bargaining was between

• workers and unions

• workers and owners

• teachers and auto workers

Group of works who collective bargain to get higher pay, more rights and better working conditions

• Soviet Union
• Labor Union
• Commune 
• Trade Federation

What is a Laissez-Faire economy?

• An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
• An economy that is controlled by another country

What was one reason businesses were opposed to labor unions?

• to prevent workers strikes

• to ensure equal pensions

• to make sure only skilled workers were employed

• to protect workers from injuries

Why were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?

• Unskilled workers were paid high wages.
• Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.
• Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.
• Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.

Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and the Congress of Industrial Organization were examples of....

• Organized Crime
• Terrorist organizations
• Labor unions

What does AFL stand for?

• American Fun Labor
• American Finance of Labor
• American Freedom of Labor
• American Federation of Labor

Who did the AFL represent?

• skilled trade and craft workers

• business owners

• government workers

• teachers

_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.

• labor unions
• party
• strike
• sweatshop

Women worked the same hours as men and were also paid the same.

• true
• false