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Union membership has declined in recent years.What has led to this decline and what can unions do to turn this trend around?

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The first national labor organization in the United States was the:

A) Knights of Labor.
B) Congress of Industrial Organizations.
C) American Federation of Labor.
D) United Farm Workers Union.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something is called a judicial citation.

Under the Wagner Act,the National Labor Relations Board can establish a labor union in an organization if it finds evidence of substantial labor abuse within that organization.

The steps Ima,Boyd and their fellow workers must take to get the union legally recognized as the authorized bargaining agent are parts of the __________ process.

During the 1980s,unions became increasingly concerned with the issues of:

Miko began working for a company that operates under an open shop arrangement.Under this type of arrangement,Miko must join the union at her company within 90 days or she will lose her job.

The Labor-Management Relations Act or Taft-Hartley Act) can be best described as a law which:

Courts will issue an injunction against union tactics only if management can show a "just cause" to restrict the union tactic.

The Knights of Labor,the first national labor organization,offered membership to all working people,including employers.

Membership in the Knights of Labor was:

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 required companies to provide equal pay to men and women who perform the same job.

John L.Lewis broke with the American Federation of Labor AFL)in 1935 over membership issues and formed a rival group known as the Congress of Industrial Organizations CIO).

On-site daycare facilities:

Ashleigh has played a number of supporting roles on TV sitcoms.In her last role,she understood her contract to obligate her to perform in 22 episodes for a stipend of $500 per episode.After completion of 11 episodes,Ashleigh became ill and was unable to complete the episodes in a timely manner.The studio claimed that Ashleigh broke her contract and they are not obligated to pay her.She is confident that an impartial third party will view her circumstances as exceptional and will rule that she be reimbursed for the 11 performances.She has agreed to mediation.

The first federal minimum wage was established by the:

Mississippi has passed a right-to-work law,which means that union shops are illegal in the state.

Samuel Gompers believed that collective bargaining was likely to be an ineffective way for unions to achieve their objectives.

The high cost of illegal drug use in the workplace has resulted in a rise in the number of firms that test employees and job applicants for drugs.

Striking union workers are picketing near the entrance of the Bellandro Bay Brewery plant where they normally work.The workers are acting peacefully and have not threatened anyone entering or leaving the company or damaged any property.Bellandro's management is seeking an injunction to prevent the workers from picketing.The courts are unlikely to issue an injunction under the current circumstances.