Final

Fair Labor Standards Act

This act established a maximum hour workweek.

A labor organization that seeks to include all workers who have a common skill is known as a {BLANK}.

craft union

Self-help is defined as:

A strike, lockout or any legal maneuvering designed to promote an agreement with an opposition party.

General aviation is the second largest segment in aviation.

False

Yellow-dog contracts are legal in the aerospace industry.

False

Labor relations in the general aviation segment are governed by which act?

National Labor Relations Act

This event galvanized public opinion in favor of labors position and led to an era of reform.

The Ludlow Massacre

The Ludlow Massacre

The Ludlow Massacre

The National Mediation Board exists under which act?

RLA

There is a strong correlation between U.S. immigration policy and the bargaining power of U.S. worker

True

According to the AFL, the {BLANK} was the ultimate weapon.

strike

Company unions are legal under the RLA.

False

This man was pro-union and considered a champion for the cause amongst miners.

Sheriff Sid Hatfield

This act became known as the "Bill of Rights" for union members.

Landrum-Griffin Act

An agency shop and a union shop are the same thing.

False

The FLSA abolished child labor.

True

A yellow-dog contract is

An agreement where an employee, in return for the opportunity to work, guarantees that he/she will not join a union or become involved in union activity.

The NLRA was also known as the {BLANK} act, after the senator(s) who introduced the bill.

wagner

This act guaranteed the rights of unions to organize peacefully, it also made yellow-dog contracts illegal.

Norris-La Guardia

Allan Pinkerton became a detective by accident.

True

The RLA was amended in include airlines in {BLANK}.

1936

A scab is:

An employee whos is willing to work after a strike is called.

An employee who is specifically hired to cross the picket line.

A craft unit is:

A bargaining unit consisting of workers using a particular type of skill .

The Taft-Hartley amendment:

Returned some power to management; resulted in a more equal balance of power between unions and management

Interstate refers to:

Travel between states.

This act curbed unions ability to partake in unfair labor practices.

Taft-Hartley

This violent event triggered a media and public backlash against organized labor.

Haymarket Affair

Disputes under the National Labor Relations Act are resolved by the {BLANK}.

NLRB

The {BLANK} was passed in 1926 to establish a clear process for labor/management relations in an effort to prevent the disruption of interstate commerce.

RLA

Union certifications, the development of a collective bargaining agreement, and changing the terms of an existing bargaining agreement are all examples of {BLANK}.

Major disputes

Labor relations in the aerospace manufacturing segment generally fall under this act.

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

The coal mines separated miners by ethnicities. Why?

Because they did not want them communicating with each other.

This president introduced a series pf programs and reforms known as the New Deal, aimed at rebuilding the nation after the Great Depression.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

This person was murdered in cold blood while trying to negotiate in behalf of striking miners.

Louis Tikas

The Ludlow Massacre took place in which state?

Colorado

The RLA governs all rail and airlines conducting intrastate travel.

False

The New Deal focused on three distinct areas of improvement known as the "3 R's". What are they?

Relief, Recovery, Reform

An attempt to to resolve conflicting interest between management and unions is known as:

Mediation

The first nationwide economic regulations in the United States occurred in the {BLANK}{ sector.

Railway

The ___________ outlawed monopolistic business practices.

Sherman Anti-trust Act

Craft is a term that generally can be applied to pilots

False

______________ refers to the usage of a third party to attempt to find common ground for the settlement of the dispute.

Mediation

A scab is a(n) _______________.

A replacement worker called in to work during a strike

An employee willing to work during a strike

Protected concerted activity protects employers from employee retaliation.

False

Distributive bargaining is characterized as being hostile and full of conflict.

True

Under the RLA, super mediation is mandatory and binding.

False

Mediation is mandatory under which act(s)?

Railway Labor Act

Arbitration is binding under which act?

National Labor Relations Act

Under the two part test, "function" is determined if:

Organization A trains Organization B’s employees.

Organization A trains Organization B’s employees.

FLRA

The two-part test under the RLA consists of both a function and a _______ test.

Control

Arbitration is always binding.

True

Integrative bargaining is characterized as being hostile and full of conflict.

False

Control/ownership is determined if:

Organization A trains Organization B’s employees

Organization A provides equipment for Organization B

Organization A owns Organization B

Interest arbitration is mandatory under which act?

Taft-Hartley Act

Mediation is binding under which act?

National Labor Relations Act

A grievance can only be filed by employees.

False

Under the ________, a union contract can never be eliminated.

RLA

The NMB consists of ________ members.

3

This act was passed to protect union members from wrongful acts on the part of the union by further defining unfair labor practices:

Landrum-Griffin

Under the RLA, if either the union or airline reject a proffer of arbitration, they are free to result to self-help after ________ days.

30

Calling a PEB allows the POTUS to stall self-help by an additional _________ days. (in total)

60

The RLA has clear language regarding unfair labor practices.

false

The ___________ spells out unfair labor practices for federal employees and agencies.

CSRA

Threatening to close or move a plant if a union is certified has been determined to be an unfair labor practice.

True

Featherbedding is strictly prohibited under the ________.

NLRA

The NLRB consists of __________ members.

5

This term refers to striking while under a valid collective bargaining agreement.

Wildcat strike

in this year the RLA was amended to include airlines:

1936

Airlines that entered into a(n) ___________, saw the recovery of windfall revenue.

Mutual Aid Pact

A supervisor is excluded from coverage under the ________.

NLRA

The ________ is responsible for settling disputes of unfair labor practices under the CSRA.

FLRA

This act forbid yellow dog contracts

Norris- La Guardia

A “public-interest” meeting designed to put pressure on the negotiating parties is also known as __________________.

Super Mediation

__________ arbitration is when the parties do not reach an agreement through NMB mediation and both agree to binding arbitration.

Interest

A sincere and honest effort, by negotiators, is known as:

Good-faith bargaining

According to a law passed by____________, a union does not have to receive majority vote of the number of eligible members to be certified. The union only needs to receive a majority of the votes actually castin the election.

President Obama

The NLRA contains clear language regarding unfair labor practices.

True

The first casualty of deregulation was

Braniff

A company engaged in cleaning airline terminals would fall under the jurisdiction of what agency?

NMB

A date when reductions and work rule changes would be returned to previous conditions

Snap-back provisions

Lean manufacturing has _____________ productivity and _______________ some manufacturing jobs.

Increased, eliminated

The CAB

Controlled the number of carriers permitted to operate in the U.S.

Regulated the return and profit an airline could make.

Controlled the entrance or exit from a particular city pair market

The aerospace industry is known as being very stable.

False

The "control test" refers to whether the work is traditionally performed by employees of air and rail carriers

False

in the aerospace industry, worldwide revenues from aircraft sales are in what currency, while costs of production are in what currencies?

U.S. dollars; local currencies

General aviation includes which of the following activities?

Crop spraying

Medical transport

Flight training

Aerial firefighting

All general aviation labor relations are governed by the National Labor Relations Board.

False

All general aviation labor relations are governed by the National Mediation Board.

False

A company engaged in servicing and storing aircraft, selling fuel, providing pilots and service to an aircraft club, and running an air taxi would fall under the jurisdiction of what agency?

NMB

What federal agency had control over airline consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions between 1938 and January, 1st 1985?

CAB

In doubtful cases regarding jurisdiction, the _____________ will request the ________________ make a determination.

NLRB; NMB

Two-tier pay scale was a big win for organized labor.

False

The two-pronged test done by the NMB consists of the ________________ test, and the _________________ test.

Function; Control

Some general aviation operators fall under the jurisdiction of the NMB while others fall under NLRB jurisdiction.

True

An on-demand air charter service falls under the NMB's jurisdiction.

True

Federal employees generally have the right to union representation.

True

Federal employees generally have the same rights as non government employees as far as collective bargaining is concerned.

False

Privatization is the abandonment of a particular area of activity.

True

The first state to legalize union membership for government employees was _____________.

Wisconsin