USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a strategy used by unions to force employers to meet labor demands?
A
Injunctions
B
Lock outs
C
Scabs
D
Strikes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Collective bargaining is a key means through which employers and their organizations and trade unions can establish fair wages and working conditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tactics available to the union include striking, picketing, and boycotting. When they go on strike, workers walk away from their jobs and refuse to return until the issue at hand has been resolved.

Detailed explanation-3: -Collective bargaining is the process in which working people, through their unions, negotiate contracts with their employers to determine their terms of employment, including pay, benefits, hours, leave, job health and safety policies, ways to balance work and family, and more.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two of the most powerful tools that unions have to promote their members’ interests are collective bargaining and strikes. Fair labor practices were written into law in 1935 with the passing of the National Labor Relations Act, often called the NLRA.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main types of collective bargaining include composite bargaining, concessionary bargaining, distributive bargaining, integrative bargaining, and productivity bargaining.

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