in order to help the workers with work-related difficulties such as low pay, unsafe or unsanitary working conditions, long hours, and other situations.
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Labor unions were largely responsible for what two main historic changes to labor laws?
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minimum wage laws and laws against child labor.
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What do critics of labor unions argue
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Critics of labor unions argue that unions are no longer needed to protect workers from abusive and unfair treatment
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At this time, close to 50% of all union workers are employed by
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employed by governments.
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Wagner Labor Act
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guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining
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Taft-Hartley Act
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a law that restricted the power of labor unions
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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1938 act which provided for a minimum wage and restricted shipments of goods produced with child labor
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Mediation
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is the use of a third party called a mediator who encourages both sides in a dispute to continue negotiating and often makes suggestions for resolving the dispute
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arbitration
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the agreement to bring an impartial third party to render a binding decision in a labor dispute
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the first federal minimum wage was established in 1938 by
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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What act gave more power to management in its relations with organized labor
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The Labor-Management Relations Act or Taft-Hartley Act
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The Taft-Hartley Act did what?
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placed limitations on union activities and gave more power to management in dealing with unions
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open shop
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A company with a labor agreement under which union membership cannot be required as a condition of employment.
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Historically, the most potent union tactic when collective bargaining efforts break down has been what?
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strike
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At this time, the largest labor organization in the United States is
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National Education Association
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A comparison of compensation of CEOs in the U.S. with compensation of top executives in Europe shows what?
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CEO's in the USA get paid more
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Over the past several decades, the compensation of CEOs of large U.S. corporations has?
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increased enormously, even when inflation is taken into account.
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What percentage do women earn compared to men
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80%
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What is sexual harassment? To whom do the laws apply
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refers to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other unsolicited conduct of a sexual nature, it applies to both men and women
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What is a hostile work environment
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is a workplace in which unwelcome comments or conduct based on gender, race, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation, age
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What is the single most effective way to deal with the growing threat of workplace violence?
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be proactive and communicate
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