Labor Movement Quiz

The Taft-Hartley Act in 1947

• included numerous pro-union measures.

• prohibited wage discrimination based on race.

• allowed states to pass right-to-work laws.

• gave the government control over the unions.

A labor union is an organization that

• requires all workers to become members

• tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members.

• has been declared illegal by the courts.

• usually has the same goals as company's management.

Which of the following people is considered part of the labor force?

• an army sergeant

• a 14-year old with an after-school job

• a person who has lost a job but is looking for one

• a mother raising her children at home

Another name for temporary work is

• contingent employment

• service employment

• the glass ceiling

• unskilled labor

The minimum wage law is an example of

• equilibrium

• price floor

• price ceiling

• subsidies

What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?

• rally of public opinion in favor of workers

• decline in the Knight of Labor

• victory of workers in the Homestead Strike

• break up of the American Federation of Labor

What tactic was sometimes used by management to resist the demands of labor?

• strike

• boycott

• picket line

• lockout

What industry was paralyzed by the Pullman Strike of 1894?

• railroads

• clothing

• steel

• It was spread across several industries

What does AFL stand for?

• American Fun Labor

• American Federation of Labor

• American Freedom of Labor

• American Finance of Labor

Women work the same hours as men and are paid the same.

• True

• False