Which of the following was the major reason for the formation of the National War Labor Board?
a. to limit the court's injunctive powers against labor organizations
b. to provide employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family reasons
c. to provide a means of settlement of labor controversies in certain industries
d. to give federal employees the right to bargain collectively and join unions
Question 2A 10 percent three-year wage increase is provided as a 2 percent increase in the first year, 3 percent in the second year, and 5 percent in the third year. This is an example of a ________ contract.
a. falling piece rate
b. Scanlon plan
c. back-loaded
d. wage reopener
Question 3Which of the following workers can become a member of a craft union?
a. a professor
b. a factory worker
c. a carpenter
d. a pilot
Question 4The ________ provided that neither the labor organization nor its members were considered illegal combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade.
a. Davis-Bacon Act
b. Judiciary Act
c. Tenure of Office Act
d. Clayton Act
Question 5Which of the following refers to a deferred wage increase in which a larger proportion of the total increase occurs in the first year of a multiyear contract?
a. rising piece rate
b. Scanlon plan
c. falling piece rate
d. front-end loading
Question 6The ________ stated that the existence of labor unions was not prohibited by antitrust.
a. Taft-Hartley Amendments
b. Landrum-Griffin Act
c. Clayton Act
d. Fair Labor Standards Act
Question 7In which of the following wage systems do employees receive a standard rate of pay per unit of output?
a. profit-sharing system
b. piece-rate system
c. deferred wage system
d. Scanlon system
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