Trend in union membership in the united states

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Question 1. Which of the following is true of the trend in union membership in the United States?

• Union membership as a percentage of civilian employment has risen significantly.
• Union membership is higher in the private sector than in the public sector.
• Since the 1980s, union membership among government workers has held steady, while declines have occurred in the private sector.
• Total union membership now stands at about 30 percent of all employment.
• The share of employees who belong to unions has increased marginally since the 1960s.

 

Question 2. Right-to-work laws are:

• federal laws that protect employees' right to lifetime employment.
• state laws that make union shops, maintenance of membership, and agency shops illegal.
• laws that protect the right of unions to insist that the employer hire only union members.
• laws that allow terminating an existing contract and striking for a new one without notifying the employer.
• federal laws that ensure that all union members get pension benefits.

Question 3. Which of the following rights of employees is covered under the Taft-Hartley Act?

• The right to nominate candidates for union office
• The right to participate in union meetings and secret-ballot elections
• The right to choose whether they join a union or other group.
• The right to examine unions' financial records
• The right to physically block nonstriking employees from entering the workplace

Question 4. During an organizing campaign:

• the unions determine who is eligible to vote.
• the union is automatically recognized if at least 30 percent of employees agree.
• the NLRB conducts a secret-ballot election if only 30 to 50 percent of employees signed cards.
• only one union can appear on the ballot.
• the employer cannot participate in any of the proceedings.

 

Question 5. Most national unions are affiliated with the _____, an association that seeks to advance the shared interests of its member unions at the national level.

• NLRA
• Change to Win
• AFL-CIO
• Chamber of Commerce
• National Association of Manufacturers