I. Define the Key Terms:
a. Welfare capitalism
b. Open shop movement
c. Injunctions
d. Yellow dog contract
e. Closed shop
f. Union shop
g. Agency shop
h. Wright Line test
i. Employment-at-will doctrine
j. Right-to-work law
k. Labor law
l. Employment law
II. Short essay questions:
1. Explain the primary goals of the National Labor Union.
2. Explain the primary goals of the Knights of Labor.
3. Explain the primary goals of the American Federation of Labor.
4. Explain the primary goals of the Industrial Workers of the World.
5. How did the Norris-LaGuardia Act seek to protect unionization efforts?
6. Explain the importance of the Railway Labor Act to the development of national labor legislation.
7. Explain the key provisions of the Wagner Act of 1935.
8. Explain the role of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) established under the Wagner Act.
9. Explain the role of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 and describe the rationale for this legislation.
10. Explain the role of the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 and discuss the rationale for this legislation.
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