Is labor losing its voice?1. Today, unions represent only 12.5 percent of the nation's workforce; 50 years ago, they represented about a 35 percent. b 50 percent. c 60 percent. d 70 percent. 2. A hundred years ago, employers saw unions as the enemy because unions can a force them to negotiate with workers. b have input in business strategies. c push up wages. d dictate who could be hired. 3. The National Labor Relations Act The National Labor Relations Act (or Wagner Act) is a 1935 United States federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the private sector to organize labor unions, to engage in collective bargaining, and to take part in strikes and other forms of concerted , creating a right to form unions, was signed by a Labor Secretary Frances Perkins. b Attorney Genera genera, in taxonomy: see classification. [ Francis Biddle Francis Beverley Biddle (May 9 1886 – October 4 1968) was an American lawyer and judge who is most famous as the primary American judge during the Nuremberg trials after World War II. . c Secretary of State Cordell Hull. d President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 4. Briefly explain why organized Labor's reputation suffered in the 1950s.-- 5. The Largest tabor Tabor, in the Bible. 1 Mt. Tabor. 2 Levitical city. 3 Oak (AV mistranslates "plain"), near Bethel, on Saul's way home after his anointing. union in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. today is the a United Auto Workers The United Auto Workers (UAW), headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, officially the United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union b United Mine Workers c National Education Association d Airline Pilots Association 6. Explain why you agree or disagree with Verb 1. disagree with - not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people" hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" Wal-Mart's tactics at the Colorado garage site that Josh Nobel tried to organize.-- 7. How does the global economy threaten some American jobs?-- IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS 1. Federal employees who belong to unions are forbidden by taw to strike. Explain why you think that this law is or isn't justified. 2. A federal Law that went into effect in 1989 requires companies with 100 or more workers to give 60 day's notice of the closing of a plant to the workers and their unions. Explain why you agree or disagree that this taw infringes on management rights. ANSWER KEY QUIZ 2 > PAGE TE 5 1. (a) 35 percent. 2. (c) push up wages. 3. (d) President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 4. Some unions were accused of being involved with organized crime. (Similar wording is acceptable.) 5. (c) National Education Association. 6. Answers will vary. 7. Jobs once performed by American workers are increasingly being performed in countries where wages are lower. (Similar wording is acceptable.) |
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