Organized Labor

Which law guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as strikes

• National Labor Relations Act of 1935
• Fair Labor Standards Act 1938
• Sherman Act of 1890
• Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914

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

• Arbitration
• Debate
• Collective Bargaining
• Union Organization

In some states, public employees are allowed to form unions but not allowed to strike.

• True
• False

Which of the following can an employer do when a union tries to come to the workplace?

• Eliminate the benefits of anyone who talks to union organizers
• Share your thoughts about what could happen to benefits if the workforce unionizes.
• Take an informal poll of workers to see who is interested in joining the union.
• Eliminate the jobs of anyone who talks to union organizers.

Refusal to work until demands are met is called a...

• boycott
• strike
• picket
• mediation

Under the National Labor Relations Act, employees have the right:

• to not come to work if you find that you are not being fairly paid
• to talk to a coworker about how much you make
• to engage in activities for the purpose of collective bargaining
• to conduct union business while at work

The assembling of people outside a workplace or location to prevent others from going to work

• Boycott
• Strike
• Mediation
• Picket

This act created the Federal Trade Commission and forms the basis of the antitrust laws in the United States

• National Labor Relations Act of 1935

• Fair Labor Standards Act 1938

• Sherman Act of 1890

• Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914

If workers strike because they think there are unsafe working conditions, then the workers cannot lose their jobs when the strike is over.

• True
• False

If workers strike because they want to be paid more per hour, then the workers can lose their jobs when the strike is over

• True
• False