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In ___________________________________ the Supreme Court ruled that while some union actions might be illegal,labor unions are not necessarily unlawful conspiracies.

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In 1842,the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in Commonwealth v.Hunt that union actions are conspiratorial and therefore illegal,thus making labor unions unlawful conspiracies.

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While unions cannot make direct contributions to political candidates,but they can establish _______________________ that can directly support candidates.

Explain the role of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)established under the Wagner Act.

The Wagner Act (or NLRA)is partially based on the assumption that individual workers and management are equals in the bargaining process.

Public sector unionization rights were established at approximately the same time as private sector unionization rights.

A yellow dog contract is a promise by employers to hire only union workers at their place of business.

Injunctions were applied:

Which of the following is not a goal of U.S.labor law?

The Taft-Hartley Act makes it illegal for workers (or their unions)to engage in boycotts.

According to the mainstream economics school of thought,the Wagner Act of 1935:

Under the Taft-Hartley amendments to the NLRA,the President has the sole authority to declare a strike a threat to the national health or safety and thereby force workers back to work.

Explain the importance of the Railway Labor Act to the development of national labor legislation.

The Railway Labor Act could be described as a substantive,rather than as a procedural law,in that it allows the government to dictate certain outcomes of negotiations and grievance processes.

Because U.S.labor law has remained largely unchanged since the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959,the decisions of the NLRB are predictable and generally insulated from political influence.

In addition to setting standards for union democracy and finances,the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 did all of the following except:

How did the use of injunctions affect unionization efforts in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

The Clayton Act of 1914 was significant because:

Tracie works for a large restaurant chain as a waitress Conditions at the restaurant are terrible: low pay,unsafe work,and constant bullying by supervisors.Tracie begins to talk to other employees about the possibility of forming a union.The restaurant manager learns of her activity and fires her,claiming that her performance was "deficient." Since Tracie has never had a bad performance review,she is quite sure she was fired for her union activism.To pursue her claim against the employer,Tracie should file discrimination complaint with the EEOC.