Exam 11: Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations

Employer __________ rules that prohibit union organizing during __________ are generally unlawful,as are arbitrary restrictions upon access by union organizers to employer premises if those premises are generally accessible to the __________.

Collective bargaining not only has the potential to __________ economic losses caused by strikes but may also __________ societal stability.

Which of the following is NOT a violation of the statutes of the labour relations legislation?

Which of the following is likely to increase management's willingness to take a strike?

Generally,more people are present during the later stages of a negotiation than at the initial stages.

Traditionally,which form of arbitration has been reserved for special circumstances,generally those involving public-sector negotiations where strikes would be especially costly (e.g. ,police,firefighters)?

The following are examples of excluded professional employees EXCEPT

The following is a list of examples of employer unfair labour practices EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a recent research finding concerning the effects of unionization on profits and stock performance?

Outside intervention in negotiation in which an arbitrator (or arbitration board)intervenes in the actual writing or setting of contract terms is

What type is the least formal of the dispute resolution procedures?

Management is less able to afford a strike when products are of a non-perishable nature.

Which of the following is not true about mediation as an impasse resolution procedure?

How can unions have positive effects on productivity?

Administration of the contract is largely carried out at the local union level including conducting membership drives and processing grievances.

According to Walton and McKersie,labour-management bargaining that focuses on dividing a fixed economic pie between two sides is referred to as

In all jurisdictions but __________,unions are prohibited from engaging in union organizing activities involving employees at the workplace during working hours,though in most jurisdictions unions may undertake such solicitation with the employer's consent.

When employees and their unions,management,and the government have a common ideology and accept the roles of the other participants,then there is a convergence of interests.

What are the distinguishing characteristics between a craft-based union structure and an industrial-based union structure?

In a "containment-aggression" relationship,distrust remains,but to a lesser extent and the parties' dislike for one another becomes antagonism.