Question 1

What is the minimum amount of time for the terms of a collective agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)  six months 
B)  one year 
C)  two years 
D)  five years 
A)  six months 
B)  one year 
C)  two years 
D)  five years B

Question 2

What percentage of employees in the public sector are unionized?

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately 50 percent 
B)  between 60 and 65 percent 
C)  more than 70 percent 
D)  at least 90 percent 
A)  approximately 50 percent 
B)  between 60 and 65 percent 
C)  more than 70 percent 
D)  at least 90 percent D

Question 3

A mechanism to resolve disputes about the interpretation and application of a collective agreement during the term of that collective agreement is referred to as rights arbitration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Unionization restricts the freedom of management to formulate HR policy and can challenge the authority of supervisors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Employees might consider organizing and joining a union to be an effective alternative to quitting a job in which they feel they are being treated unfairly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Marcia, a striking employee, has just told her employer that she is willing to return to work. Marcia must be offered her job back within six months or she loses her re-employment rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What does the bargaining zone refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  points on which management can agree 
B)  rooms where the negotiations take place 
C)  point at which it costs the union less to agree than to disagree 
D)  area within which the union and management are willing to agree 
A)  points on which management can agree 
B)  rooms where the negotiations take place 
C)  point at which it costs the union less to agree than to disagree 
D)  area within which the union and management are willing to agree

Question 8

Management's authority is supreme on all issues except those explicitly given up in the collective agreement. What is the name of this concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  contractual rights 
B)  residual rights 
C)  applied rights 
D)  defined rights 
A)  contractual rights 
B)  residual rights 
C)  applied rights 
D)  defined rights

Question 9

Jocelyn works in a busy manufacturing company. She belongs to a union and the collective agreement states that she is to have a 15-minute break in the morning and another one in the afternoon. She, and most of the people on her team, typically don't take a morning break. However, the union is currently in negotiations and has instructed the employees to take all their allotted breaks. Which term best describes this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  walk-out 
B)  work to rule 
C)  deadlock 
D)  slowdown 
A)  walk-out 
B)  work to rule 
C)  deadlock 
D)  slowdown

Question 10

Which term refers to the concept that is spelled out by an article in the collective agreement that lists the various rights of management?

Accepted Answer

A)  agreed rights 
B)  applied rights 
C)  defined rights 
D)  residual rights 
A)  agreed rights 
B)  applied rights 
C)  defined rights 
D)  residual rights

Question 11

Distributive bargaining is based on the identification and resolution of mutual interests rather than the resolution of specific bargaining demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The economic power of a union in collective bargaining refers to its ability to harm the employer financially.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most of Canada's unionized workforce is under federal labour relations jurisdiction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Canada, what does the labour relations board typically do if the majority of employees sign authorization cards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hold a secret ballot vote. 
B)  Notify the employer that a vote will be held. 
C)  Review the union application form and then decide whether or not to hold a representation vote. 
D)  Certify the union without a vote. 
A)  Hold a secret ballot vote. 
B)  Notify the employer that a vote will be held. 
C)  Review the union application form and then decide whether or not to hold a representation vote. 
D)  Certify the union without a vote.

Question 15

Which term best describes the situation when employees are strictly following the terms of the collective agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)  walk-out 
B)  picket 
C)  strike 
D)  work to rule 
A)  walk-out 
B)  picket 
C)  strike 
D)  work to rule

Question 16

If, after hearing an arbitration case, the arbitrator agrees that the employee is guilty of the infraction, the arbitrator cannot change the penalty imposed by management on the griever.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Weber Can Co. has made an initial wage offer of two percent for a one-year contract with the International Canworkers Union. The Canworkers have demanded a ten percent increase but will accept an increase as low as six percent. What will most likely happen if Weber feels that the most it can offer is four percent?

Accepted Answer

A)  A deadlock will result. 
B)  The Canworkers will have to live with four percent. 
C)  The parties will have to compromise. 
D)  Weber will have to raise its offer to six percent. 
A)  A deadlock will result. 
B)  The Canworkers will have to live with four percent. 
C)  The parties will have to compromise. 
D)  Weber will have to raise its offer to six percent.

Question 18

A yellow-dog contract was an early anti-union tactic whereby employers circulated the names of known union supporters so they wouldn't be hired.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A membership card gives authority to a union to act as a representative of an employee for purposes of collective bargaining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A bargaining deadlock will result if the expectations of the parties fall within the bargaining zone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the minimum amount of time for the terms of a collective agreement?

What percentage of employees in the public sector are unionized?

A mechanism to resolve disputes about the interpretation and application of a collective agreement during the term of that collective agreement is referred to as rights arbitration.

Unionization restricts the freedom of management to formulate HR policy and can challenge the authority of supervisors.

Employees might consider organizing and joining a union to be an effective alternative to quitting a job in which they feel they are being treated unfairly.

Marcia, a striking employee, has just told her employer that she is willing to return to work. Marcia must be offered her job back within six months or she loses her re-employment rights.

What does the bargaining zone refer to?

Management's authority is supreme on all issues except those explicitly given up in the collective agreement. What is the name of this concept?

Which term refers to the concept that is spelled out by an article in the collective agreement that lists the various rights of management?

Distributive bargaining is based on the identification and resolution of mutual interests rather than the resolution of specific bargaining demands.

The economic power of a union in collective bargaining refers to its ability to harm the employer financially.

Most of Canada's unionized workforce is under federal labour relations jurisdiction.

In Canada, what does the labour relations board typically do if the majority of employees sign authorization cards?

Which term best describes the situation when employees are strictly following the terms of the collective agreement?

If, after hearing an arbitration case, the arbitrator agrees that the employee is guilty of the infraction, the arbitrator cannot change the penalty imposed by management on the griever.

A yellow-dog contract was an early anti-union tactic whereby employers circulated the names of known union supporters so they wouldn't be hired.

A membership card gives authority to a union to act as a representative of an employee for purposes of collective bargaining.

A bargaining deadlock will result if the expectations of the parties fall within the bargaining zone.

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Exam 10: Understanding Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

What is the minimum amount of time for the terms of a collective agreement?

What percentage of employees in the public sector are unionized?

A mechanism to resolve disputes about the interpretation and application of a collective agreement during the term of that collective agreement is referred to as rights arbitration.

Unionization restricts the freedom of management to formulate HR policy and can challenge the authority of supervisors.

Employees might consider organizing and joining a union to be an effective alternative to quitting a job in which they feel they are being treated unfairly.

Marcia, a striking employee, has just told her employer that she is willing to return to work. Marcia must be offered her job back within six months or she loses her re-employment rights.

What does the bargaining zone refer to?

Management's authority is supreme on all issues except those explicitly given up in the collective agreement. What is the name of this concept?

Which term refers to the concept that is spelled out by an article in the collective agreement that lists the various rights of management?

Distributive bargaining is based on the identification and resolution of mutual interests rather than the resolution of specific bargaining demands.

The economic power of a union in collective bargaining refers to its ability to harm the employer financially.

Most of Canada's unionized workforce is under federal labour relations jurisdiction.

In Canada, what does the labour relations board typically do if the majority of employees sign authorization cards?

Which term best describes the situation when employees are strictly following the terms of the collective agreement?

If, after hearing an arbitration case, the arbitrator agrees that the employee is guilty of the infraction, the arbitrator cannot change the penalty imposed by management on the griever.

A yellow-dog contract was an early anti-union tactic whereby employers circulated the names of known union supporters so they wouldn't be hired.

A membership card gives authority to a union to act as a representative of an employee for purposes of collective bargaining.

A bargaining deadlock will result if the expectations of the parties fall within the bargaining zone.

Exploring Why Hrm Matters to All Employees

Operating Within the Legal Framework

Creating a Culture of Well-Being

Defining, Analyzing, and Designing the Work

Planning For, Recruiting, and Selecting the Workforce

Orienting, Training, and Developing Employees

Managing Employee Performance

Rewarding and Recognizing Employees

Dealing With Management Rights, Employee Rights, and Discipline

Learning About International Human Resources Management

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