Exam 8: Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector

The collaborative model of public sector labour relations proposed by the Fryer Committee is likely to be fully adopted by the federal government.

What are the reasons for employer fragmentation in public sector bargaining?

The lack of an economic "bottom line" generally makes for less constructive collective bargaining and fewer integrative "win- win" solutions to problems in the public sector.

The most serious problem with administering controlled strikes is

Governments and public sector managers did not pose the only barriers to public sector unionization.

Why do Canadian governments and policy- makers appear to prefer conventional interest arbitration over final offer arbitration FOA),even though the latter has been shown to result in higher rates of freely negotiated settlements?

Although final offer arbitration FOA)offers a way around several of the difficulties of conventional interest arbitration,a serious difficulty with this approach is that

Since the mid- 1980s,the public sector has been growing at a uniform rate across different sub- sectors

The public sector foremost importance to IR is which of the following reasons?

Discuss the three major waves of restrictions which have affected public sector workers' bargaining rights.

Public sector crises have been a worldwide phenomenon.

Why is the study of the public sector important for IR students?