The NLRB oversees most labor relations activities in the private sector and was created by the ...

The NLRB oversees most labor relations activities in the private sector and was created by the ________ Act.
 
  a. Fair Labor Standards
  b. National Labor Relations
  c. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
  d. Job Creation and Worker Assistance

Question 2

The Davis-Bacon Act required that ________.
 
  a. employers meet with accredited representatives of a majority of their employees and to make an honest effort to reach agreement on issues raised
  b. employers with federal contracts pay time and a half to any employee working more than eight hours per day
  c. employers certify unions to represent a group of employees for purposes of collective bargaining if a majority of the employees sign authorization cards
  d. companies using federal dollars for construction projects use the prevailing wage rate of the area as the minimum-wage rate on their construction projects

Question 3

In the sports industry, the salary arbitration process specified in a sport's CBA provides that if a player and team cannot agree on a new salary for a future, ________.
 
  a. the issue is submitted to a mediator who can suggest a decision
  b. the salary of the player will be increased as per the average industry standard
  c. the salary of the player will be determined by a committee consisting of NLRB members and members of the sport's union that represents the player
  d. the issue is submitted to an arbitrator who will make a final and binding decision

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE of back-loaded contracts?
 
  a. A back-loaded contract provides wage increments according to the changes in the consumer price index (CPI).
  b. A company enters into a back-loaded contract only when it is facing a financial crisis.
  c. A back-loaded contract provides a lower wage adjustment in the first year with higher increases in later years of a multiyear contract.
  d. A company provides a back-loaded contract only when it cannot provide cost of living adjustments every year.

Question 5

A ________ contract provides a lower wage adjustment in the first year with higher increases in later years of a multiyear contract.
 
  a. wage reopener
  b. falling piece rate
  c. pyramiding
  d. back-loaded

Question 6

The Railway Labor Act required railroad employers to ________.
 
  a. provide health insurance benefits to the workers
  b. negotiate with the employees' union
  c. accept an eight-hour workday
  d. provide pension benefits to workers

Question 7

Transportation unions in the airline industries are governed by the ________ Act.
 
  a. National Labor Relations
  b. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
  c. House Page Board Revision
  d. Railway Labor