The earliest labor unions in America were formed by ________.
a. unskilled factory workers
b. professors and teachers
c. skilled craft workers
d. members of various churches
Question 2The ________ Act covers employees with federal contracts of over 10,000 . It requires employers to pay overtime for any hours worked over eight per day at a rate of one and a half times the normal hourly rate.
a. National Labor Relations
b. TaftHartley
c. Walsh-Healey
d. Davis-Bacon
Question 3Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding company unions?
a. A company union is formed by the NLRB.
b. A company union is an internationally recognized union.
c. A company union is established by the employer.
d. A company union meets the requirements of the National Labor Relations Act.
Question 4________ programs involve union and management representatives that meet to improve communications and their general quality of life in the workplace.
a. Affirmative action
b. AFL-CIO
c. Preemption
d. QWL
Question 5Union members who present themselves as job applicants and upon hiring organize from within the company, are referred to as ________.
a. free agents
b. salts
c. free riders
d. whistle-blowers
Question 6Which of the following terms refers to the payment of overtime on overtime that occurs if the same hours of work qualify for both daily and weekly overtime payment?
a. pyramiding
b. pink sheeting
c. featherbedding
d. whistle-blowing