Labor Studies Exam 1

Front 1

One of the first federations of labor unions, the _._._. was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1886 by ___ ___. The union was founded and dominated by ___ unions throughout the first fifty years, but many turned to organizing on an ____ basis to meet challenges of other unions

Back 1

AFL - American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
craft unions
industrial

Front 2

Originally, the AFL admitted nearly anyone. But, by the 1890s, they had begun to organize only ____ workers in ___ unions and became an organization of only ___ men.

Back 2

skilled
craft
white

Front 3

In 1901, the AFL lobbied Congress to reauthorize the 1882 ___ ___ act. The also began one of the first organized labor ____ when they began putting white stickers on the ___ made by unionized white workers,

Back 3

Chinese Exclusion Act
boycotts
cigars

Front 4

___ ___ economic policies advocate active policy in the ___ sector. Through a reduction in ____ rates and through government investment in ____, macroeconomic gains will have been made. Investment by government injects income, resulting in more spending in the general economy, stimulating production and investment.

Back 4

Demand- Side
public
interest rates
infrastructure

Front 5

___-___ economic policies argue that economic growth can be most effectively created by using incentives for people to ____ (supply) goods and services. This is done by adjusting ____ tax and reducing wage _____.
Making it easier for those with higher income and investments will increase supply and spur growth

Back 5

Supply-side
income
regulation

Front 6

____ is an abundance of valuable material possessions or resources. It refers to an accumulation of _____, while _____ is an abundance of such resources.

Back 6

Wealth
resources
richness

Front 7

The ___ ___ ___ act (NLRC) is a 1932 federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the ___ sector to organize labor unions, to engage in ___ bargaining, and to take part in ___. Established a National Labor Relations ___ with the power to investigate and decide charges on ___ labor practices.

Back 7

National Labor Relations Act
private
collective bargaining
strikes
Board
Unfair

Front 8

The ___ ___ ___ Act (FMLA) of 1993 is a US Labor Law allowing an employee to take ___ leave due to a serious health condition that either effects the employee or the employee's ____

Back 8

Family and Medical Leave Act.
family

Front 9

The ____ ___ ___ Act (OSHA) governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government. Its primary goal is to ensure employees are are provided with an environment that is free from ___ and ___ hazards. Applies to any person engaged in a business affecting ____.

Back 9

Occupational Safety and Heath Act
Mechanical and environmental
commerce

Front 10

The ___ ___ ___ Act (FLSA) also called the Wages and Hours Bill, applies to employees engaged in ____ commerce. The act established a national ___ ___, guaranteed ____ pay, and prohibited employment of ____.

Back 10

Fair Labor Standards Act
interstate
minimum wage
overtime
minors

Front 11

____ ____ was an American labor union leader who made the ___ ___ ___ (UAW) a major force to be reckoned with.

Back 11

Walter Ruether
United Automobile Workers

Front 12

The ___ __ -___ ___ changed the UAW from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major union and led to the unionization of the US motor industry. GM had only two factories the ___ used for stamping components. The workers physically _____ the site

Back 12

Flint Sit-Down Strike
dies
occupied

Front 13

_____ , known as scientific management, is supposed to increase efficiency, decrease waste. Known to _-__ the worker and _____ the workplace. Related to Fordism, as it is tied to ___ ____.

Back 13

Taylorism
de-skill
dehumanize
mass production

Front 14

The IWW, or ___ ___ of the ____, were known as wobblies. Were opposed to the policies of the AFL. Associated with ____ unionism. Pressed for abolition of the ____ system.
Envisioned the ____ strike as a means to success.

Back 14

Industrial Workers of the World
industrial unionism
wage
general strike

Front 15

The CIO, or ____ of ____ ____ , was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions. The ___ ___ act of 1947 required union leaders to declare they were not _____. They were against ___ ___ supported by the AFL.
First recognized industrial union: the _ _. Heavily involved with UAW success. As members of reformed AFL-CIO, essentially dissipated

Back 15

Congress of Industrial Organizations

Communists
craft unionism

UE

Front 16

To adjust the official unemployment rate, FOR INVOLUNTARY PART-TIME UNEMPLOYMENT:
Add to the “official" rate an amount between __ and ___of that official rate.

Back 16

25% and 50%

ex: if official is 4%

do: 4% + 2%

Front 17

A ___ ____ is a person or a group of people who have gathered in a certain place for a purpose and are provided or exposed to information that are unrelated to their actual purpose of being there.

Back 17

captive audience

Front 18

The five basic steps to organizing are:
Step 1: ___to Your Co-Workers and
Form an ____ ___
 Step 2: Figure Out the ___
 Step 3: Sign-Up Majority on ___ ___
 Step 4: Win the Union ___
 Step 5: Negotiate a ___

Back 18

Organizing Committee
Issues
Union Cards
Election
Contract

Front 19

The AFL consisted of ____ workers, and were primarily ___ males. They were not interested in ___ change

Back 19

skilled
white
social

Front 20

The IWW organized on the belief in "__ __ __."
Sought to overthrow ____

Back 20

One Big Union
capitalism

Front 21

The CIO organized mass ____
workers – everyone at the plant!

Back 21

production

Front 22

In the ____ union model (AFL, CIO), the union is run buy ___, not workers, and there are no ___ for organizing new members

Back 22

staff
funds

Front 23

___-___ economics - refers to the policy of providing tax cuts or other benefits to businesses and rich individuals, in the belief that this will indirectly benefit the broad population

Back 23

trickle-down

Front 24

The __-__ Act, is a United States federal law greatly restricting the activities and power of labor unions, such as prohibiting jurisdictional strikes, wildcat strikes, solidarity or political strikes, secondary boycotts, "common situs" picketing, closed shops, and monetary donations by unions to federal political campaigns.

Back 24

Taft–Hartley Act