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a. Whether the statement true or false. False The employer when agrees to hire union members only and also the same should be part of the union at all times to be an employee to form a union security agreement is known as a closed shop. The Taft Hartley action states this act as illegal. b. Whether the statement true or false. False In the year 1947, the Labor-Management Relations was established known as the Taft-Hartley Act. It is a United States federal law that denies the activities and power of labor unions. Taft Hartley considers this act as illegal under a secondary boycott. c. Whether the statement true or false. True The largest AFL-CIO affiliate with 1.8 million members is the Teamsters which joined the Service Employees International Union. The teamsters have many great unions and hence is the largest member of the AFI- CIO. It is a federation of international labor unions. d. Whether the statement true or false. True The shop which is not required to join or financially support the union as a condition of employment continuity is known as an open shop. The construction labor unions are rethinking their position visa-a-via union Contractor due to open shop operations. This rethinking is mainly due to financial Support as the union or joining the union as a condition of hiring or continued employment. e. Whether the statement true or false. True The individual states are allowed to identify whether the union shop is legal or not due to the right to work clause of the Taft-Hartley law. In the year 1947, the Labor-Management Relations was established known as the Taft-Hartley Act. It is a United States federal law that denies the activities and power of labor unions It helped in reserving the rights of labor unions to organize the unions and bargain too. f. Whether the statement true or false. False The contractor when paid for the actual quantity of each line item as measured on-site during the process of construction is known as a unit price contract. The negotiation in terms of the construction contract with a single contractor is known as the negotiation type contract. The owner trusts the contractor in negotiating type and forgoes the hard bid process. The process of sending quotations and then getting selected by the authorities is known as a bid type contract. The unit price contract requires details hence it is a bid process which needs quotation and tenders to be filled. The unit price is not a negotiated contract. It is a competitively bid-type contact. g. Whether the statement true or false. False The largest AFL-CIO affiliate with 1.8 million members is the Teamsters which joined the Service Employees International Union. The teamsters have many great unions and hence is the largest member of the AFI- CIO. It is a federation of international labor unions. The state directs the local AFL and not the national headquarters of AFL-CIO. h. Whether the statement true or false. True The landmark of U.S. law which banned businesses from merging to form monopolies is the point of invention of the Sherman Antitrust Act. It was passed in the year 1890. It helps in controlling, dictating, and manipulating prices in a particular market. The formation of large corporations or cartels could dominate the market hence this law was initially designed to do the same. i. Whether the statement true or false. False The union charge is represented by FLRB. The Federal Labor Relations Authority is abbreviated as FLRB. The work rules of the labor agreement are enforced by the representative. j. Whether the statement true or false. True The integral communication way through which the project’s stakeholders can approve installation is known as a submittal. It gives details of the site in an approved way. The contract plans and specifications should have submittal verification for its accuracy so that the chances of rejection and mistakes can be avoided. k. Whether the statement true or false. True The landmark of U.S. law which banned businesses from merging to form monopolies is the point of invention of the Sherman Antitrust Act. It was passed in the year 1890. It helps in controlling, dictating, and manipulating prices in a particular market. The formation of large corporations or cartels that could dominate the market should be controlled hence this law was designed in the year 1980. l. Whether the statement true or false. True The contract used to prevent employees from engaging in any activity with a union when they are on the company’s payroll is known as a yellow-dog contract. It was laid in the year1932 in the United States. It is used for permitting employers to take legal action against union organizers. The employees are prevented from engaging in any activity with a union when they are on a company’s payroll is the yellow-dog contract. m. Whether the statement true or false. True In the year 1947, the Labor-Management Relations was established known as the Taft-Hartley Act. It is a United States federal law that denies the activities and power of labor unions it helped in reserving the rights of labor unions to organize the unions and bargain too. The formation of large corporations or cartels which could command and dominate the market was the motto behind the design of this law. n. Whether the statement true or false. True In the year 1935, is a foundation laid by the United States which gives the right to private sector employees to arrange and trade unions to engage in collective bargaining and to be part of strikes. The Worker and Union organization was protected and collective bargaining was encouraged with help of The National Labor Relations Act o. Whether the statement true or false. False The shop which is not required to join or financially support a union as a condition of employment continuity is known as an open shop. The eligibility for employment and retention when not determined by membership or non-membership in a labor union on the payroll is the open shop working environment despite there being an agreement by which a union is recognized as sole bargaining agent. p. Whether the statement true or false. False The additional compensation given by the company to the employees is known as fringe benefits. These are given sometimes universally while some are given to executive levels. The benefits that supplement an employee’s normal salary are known as fringe benefits. It is often termed employee benefits. Most fringe benefits are subjected to FICA federal income taxes. q. Whether the statement true or false. False The worker compensation fees are paid by the general contractor. The general contractor is one who undertakes all the work on-site and assigns some parts to the subcontractor for getting the work completed on time.

a. Whether the statement true or false. False The employer when agrees to hire union members only and also the same should be part of the union at all times to be an employee to form a union security agreement is known as a closed shop. The Taft Hartley action states this act as illegal. b. Whether the statement true or false. False In the year 1947, the Labor-Management Relations was established known as the Taft-Hartley Act. It is a United States federal law that denies the activities and power of labor unions. Taft Hartley considers this act as illegal under a secondary boycott. c. Whether the statement true or false. True The largest AFL-CIO affiliate with 1.8 million members is the Teamsters which joined the Service Employees International Union. The teamsters have many great unions and hence is the largest member of the AFI- CIO. It is a federation of international labor unions. d. Whether the statement true or false. True The shop which is not required to join or financially support the union as a condition of employment continuity is known as an open shop. The construction labor unions are rethinking their position visa-a-via union Contractor due to open shop operations. This rethinking is mainly due to financial Support as the union or joining the union as a condition of hiring or continued employment. e. Whether the statement true or false. True The individual states are allowed to identify whether the union shop is legal or not due to the right to work clause of the Taft-Hartley law. In the year 1947, the Labor-Management Relations was established known as the Taft-Hartley Act. It is a United States federal law that denies the activities and power of labor unions It helped in reserving the rights of labor unions to organize the unions and bargain too. f. Whether the statement true or false. False The contractor when paid for the actual quantity of each line item as measured on-site during the process of construction is known as a unit price contract. The negotiation in terms of the construction contract with a single contractor is known as the negotiation type contract. The owner trusts the contractor in negotiating type and forgoes the hard bid process. The process of sending quotations and then getting selected by the authorities is known as a bid type contract. The unit price contract requires details hence it is a bid process which needs quotation and tenders to be filled. The unit price is not a negotiated contract. It is a competitively bid-type contact. g. Whether the statement true or false. False The largest AFL-CIO affiliate with 1.8 million members is the Teamsters which joined the Service Employees International Union. The teamsters have many great unions and hence is the largest member of the AFI- CIO. It is a federation of international labor unions. The state directs the local AFL and not the national headquarters of AFL-CIO. h. Whether the statement true or false. True The landmark of U.S. law which banned businesses from merging to form monopolies is the point of invention of the Sherman Antitrust Act. It was passed in the year 1890. It helps in controlling, dictating, and manipulating prices in a particular market. The formation of large corporations or cartels could dominate the market hence this law was initially designed to do the same. i. Whether the statement true or false. False The union charge is represented by FLRB. The Federal Labor Relations Authority is abbreviated as FLRB. The work rules of the labor agreement are enforced by the representative. j. Whether the statement true or false. True The integral communication way through which the project’s stakeholders can approve installation is known as a submittal. It gives details of the site in an approved way. The contract plans and specifications should have submittal verification for its accuracy so that the chances of rejection and mistakes can be avoided. k. Whether the statement true or false. True The landmark of U.S. law which banned businesses from merging to form monopolies is the point of invention of the Sherman Antitrust Act. It was passed in the year 1890. It helps in controlling, dictating, and manipulating prices in a particular market. The formation of large corporations or cartels that could dominate the market should be controlled hence this law was designed in the year 1980. l. Whether the statement true or false. True The contract used to prevent employees from engaging in any activity with a union when they are on the company’s payroll is known as a yellow-dog contract. It was laid in the year1932 in the United States. It is used for permitting employers to take legal action against union organizers. The employees are prevented from engaging in any activity with a union when they are on a company’s payroll is the yellow-dog contract. m. Whether the statement true or false. True In the year 1947, the Labor-Management Relations was established known as the Taft-Hartley Act. It is a United States federal law that denies the activities and power of labor unions it helped in reserving the rights of labor unions to organize the unions and bargain too. The formation of large corporations or cartels which could command and dominate the market was the motto behind the design of this law. n. Whether the statement true or false. True In the year 1935, is a foundation laid by the United States which gives the right to private sector employees to arrange and trade unions to engage in collective bargaining and to be part of strikes. The Worker and Union organization was protected and collective bargaining was encouraged with help of The National Labor Relations Act o. Whether the statement true or false. False The shop which is not required to join or financially support a union as a condition of employment continuity is known as an open shop. The eligibility for employment and retention when not determined by membership or non-membership in a labor union on the payroll is the open shop working environment despite there being an agreement by which a union is recognized as sole bargaining agent. p. Whether the statement true or false. False The additional compensation given by the company to the employees is known as fringe benefits. These are given sometimes universally while some are given to executive levels. The benefits that supplement an employee’s normal salary are known as fringe benefits. It is often termed employee benefits. Most fringe benefits are subjected to FICA federal income taxes. q. Whether the statement true or false. False The worker compensation fees are paid by the general contractor. The general contractor is one who undertakes all the work on-site and assigns some parts to the subcontractor for getting the work completed on time.

Solution Summary: The author explains that the Taft Hartley Act is a United States federal law that denies the activities and power of labor unions.

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