LHR EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 ALREADY
PASSED.
why has work changed over time? Answer - - industrial revolution brought
harsh working conditions
- markets went form local to regional to national
- economic change from self employment to wage employment
- violence and strikes
what are three key lessons from labor history. give examples for each Answer -
1. history is grounded in labor of slaves and servants (bar was set low)
- early colonial NA: indentured servants...after 1670 slaves
2. labor rights had to be won
- The Homestead Strike: wage cuts
Great Uprising of 1877: railroad...wage cuts
3. labor history has been struggle for control
- Henry Ford Assembly Line: took away control over pace of work (de-skilled
workers)
Knights of Labor Answer - 1st effort to create National union. Organized most
workers including women, AA, and small business owners (750k)
American Federation of Labor Answer - 1886; federation of many unions -
organized only skilled workers based on their craft
, Industrial Workers of the World Answer - Founded in 1905, organized
everyone, advocated for worker control of political and economic institutions
what are the three employment objectives, and when might they conflict
Answer - efficiency, equity, and voice
what is the role of employment relations and who are the key actors? Answer -
a system where employees and employers interact at the workplace to
establish terms and conditions of employment
key actors: employers, labor, and government
how do labor unions impact wages, inequality, and our political system?
Answer - - help strike balance between efficiency, equity, and voice
- balance property vs human rights
- higher wages/benefits, POC benefit most
- Politics: only major funder that is not corporate, involved legislate issues
beyond the workplace that impact workers
- boost voter turnout
what are major provisions of the NLRA? Answer - - centerpiece of private
sector US labor law
- establishes process for union representation, when majority support
established, exclusive representation of employees
- Establishes the National Labor Relations Board
what are the principles behind the NLRA Answer - - labor is more than a
commodity
PASSED.
why has work changed over time? Answer - - industrial revolution brought
harsh working conditions
- markets went form local to regional to national
- economic change from self employment to wage employment
- violence and strikes
what are three key lessons from labor history. give examples for each Answer -
1. history is grounded in labor of slaves and servants (bar was set low)
- early colonial NA: indentured servants...after 1670 slaves
2. labor rights had to be won
- The Homestead Strike: wage cuts
Great Uprising of 1877: railroad...wage cuts
3. labor history has been struggle for control
- Henry Ford Assembly Line: took away control over pace of work (de-skilled
workers)
Knights of Labor Answer - 1st effort to create National union. Organized most
workers including women, AA, and small business owners (750k)
American Federation of Labor Answer - 1886; federation of many unions -
organized only skilled workers based on their craft
, Industrial Workers of the World Answer - Founded in 1905, organized
everyone, advocated for worker control of political and economic institutions
what are the three employment objectives, and when might they conflict
Answer - efficiency, equity, and voice
what is the role of employment relations and who are the key actors? Answer -
a system where employees and employers interact at the workplace to
establish terms and conditions of employment
key actors: employers, labor, and government
how do labor unions impact wages, inequality, and our political system?
Answer - - help strike balance between efficiency, equity, and voice
- balance property vs human rights
- higher wages/benefits, POC benefit most
- Politics: only major funder that is not corporate, involved legislate issues
beyond the workplace that impact workers
- boost voter turnout
what are major provisions of the NLRA? Answer - - centerpiece of private
sector US labor law
- establishes process for union representation, when majority support
established, exclusive representation of employees
- Establishes the National Labor Relations Board
what are the principles behind the NLRA Answer - - labor is more than a
commodity
