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WorksheetsECONOMICS: UNIT 4 REVIEW "Employment, Labor, & Wages"
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first attempt to organize labor was in 1778 with the printers in New York City.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Fair Labor Standards Act
a)
established a federal minimum wage.
b)
prevented courts from issuing injunctions against unions engaged in peaceful strikes.
c)
made it illegal to prosecute unions under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
d)
established the right of unions to collective bargaining.
3.
Unions helped workers gain higher pay, job security, better hours, and improved working conditions
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The United Auto Workers Union is an example of which type of Union?
a)
Company Union
b)
Trade Union
c)
Industrial Union
d)
Craft Union
5.
The National Labor Relations Act
a)
established a federal minimum wage.
b)
prevented courts from issuing injunctions against unions engaged in peaceful strikes.
c)
established the right of unions to collective bargaining.
d)
made it illegal to prosecute unions under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
6.
In the early part of the Labor Movement, courts held a favorable attitude towards unions.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
When labor and management ask a third party to collect information about a dispute and present nonbinding recommendations, they are using
a)
arbitration
b)
collective bargaining
c)
mediation
d)
fact-finding
8.
What is the name of a Union made up of workers in a particular industry?
a)
company unions
b)
industrial unions
c)
craft unions
d)
trade unions
9.
Workers would strike, picket, and even boycott if employers did not meet agreements.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which of the following prohibits wage and salary discrimination for jobs that require equivalent skills and responsibilities?
a)
Equal Pay Act
b)
Taft-Hartley Act
c)
Fair Labor Standards Act
d)
Sherman Antitrust Act
11.
Employers fought back against union efforts by using lockouts and establishing company unions.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
_____ is the length of time a person has been on a job
a)
boycott
b)
closed shop
c)
seniority
d)
glass ceiling
13.
_____ allowed states to pass “right to work laws”.
a)
Taft - Hartley Act of 1947
b)
Fair Labor Standards Act
c)
National Labor Relations Act
14.
Which of the following describes the minimum wage?
a)
state law making it illegal to force workers to join a union
b)
lowest wage that can be paid by law to most workers
c)
highest wage that can be paid by law to most workers
15.
refusal to buy products from specific companies is called a _____.
a)
strike
b)
mediation
c)
boycot
d)
sit in
16.
A _____ is a state law making it illegal to force workers to join a union.
a)
work law
b)
right-to-work law
c)
arbitration
17.
Labor arrangement under which workers must join a union before they are hired.
a)
closed shop
b)
company union
c)
open shop
d)
craft union
18.
A _____ is an association of skilled workers who performed the same work
a)
closed shop
b)
craft union
c)
company unions
d)
open shop
19.
which of the following is run by the employer
a)
open shop
b)
closed shop
c)
company union
d)
independent union
20.
barrier that prevents women and minorities from advancing up the corporate ladder
a)
open shop
b)
company unions
c)
closed shop
d)
glass ceiling
21.
refusal to work until demands are met.
a)
boycot
b)
strike
c)
mediation
d)
inflation
22.
Union membership has been increasing in the U.S. since the 1950s.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
23.
Which of the following includes negotiation directly between management and a Union officials?
a)
mediation
b)
fact finding
c)
collective bargaining
d)
arbitration
24.
About 150 million people in the United States make up the civilian labor force.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
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