Strikes, Unions, and Collective Bargaining

The main way the first unions in the US tended to deal with problems with management, was to ...

• go on strike

• negotiate

• riot

• Say please

What is the main purpose of a strike?   

• to create a social media following, and gain support for their fight against unfair working conditions
• to get an extended paid vacation  
• to force management to come to a compromise, which the dissatisfied workers on strike judge to be more fair
• to get free publicity for your business in order to increase sales and public interest 

Striking workers who gather outside their workplace holding signs with pro-worker slogans and denouncing management are referred to as what?

• picket line
•  scabs
• picketing
• scallywags 

People who cross the picket line and report for work are referred to as ___________________.

• picket line
•  scabs
• picketing
• unions 

_______________ are formed with the idea that there’s strength in numbers.

• strikes
• organizations
• union leaders
• unions 

A process by which workers and management work with a third-party mediator to resolve contract disputes is referred to by what term?

• Union Organizer
• Arbitration
• Collective Bargaining 
• Collective Agreement

The process by which unions and management negotiate the provisions of a new contract, including benefits and pay is referred to by what term?

• Union Organizer
• Arbitration
• Collective Bargaining 
• Collective Agreement

Which piece of labor legislation was the first in American History to give rights to the workers to collective bargain?

• The Fair Labor Standards Act

• The National labor Relations Act

• The Taft-Hartley Act

• The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

You are hired into a new job with a new company. They tell you that you need to join the union to get the job. What kind of union do they have at the new job?

• Agency shop

• Union Shop

• Closed Shop

• Modified Agency shop

Your friend pays union dues, but does not belong to the union. What kind of union does his job have?

• Modified Agency shop

• Agency shop

• Closed shop

• Union shop