Reference no: EM13833813

Question 1: The Railway Labor Act of 1926 __________.

• was passed to govern labor relations in both the airline and railway industries
• was the first time that labor and management sat down at the behest of the government and worked out an agreement together
• was overturned by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional under the Transportation Clause
• is still in effect today

 

Question 2: The Federal Possession and Control Act did all of the following EXCEPT __________.

• use a national security argument to maintain the viability of the railroads
• take the railroads out of the hands of their owners until the war ended and the threat to national security diminished
• create the Transportation Act of 1920
• nationalize the nation's railroads

 

Question 3: All of the following are reasons that an employer may not wish to entertain voluntary recognition EXCEPT __________.

• pro-union workers could pressure other workers into signing authorization cards
• it does not result in certification of the union, whereas an election does
• a certified union enjoys 1 year of presumptive support and cannot be challenged within that year, whereas a noncertified union can be decertified sooner than that
• voluntary recognition generally results in higher costs and more dissension among workers

Question 4: All of the following are true about the Excelsior list EXCEPT __________.

• the list includes when balloting for a union vote will take place
• the list contains the names and addresses of employees eligible to vote in the election for union representation
• the list is compared to the names on the authorization cards to determine if 30% support is reached
• the list is used by the National Labor Relations Board to determine if enough support is present to file a petition

 

Question 5: Congress amended the Sherman Antitrust Act with the __________.

• Clayton Antitrust Act
• Taft-Hartley Act
• National Labor Relations Act
• Wagner Act