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