Exam 14: The Dynamics of Labour Relations

Yorkville Tire Manufacturing Company has been experiencing bad management-employee relations for almost two years. Jack Pratt, one of the leaders among the employees, wants to help in unionizing the employees. He has met with most of the employees. What should he do next?

The minimum term of the first collective agreement after certification is three years.

In Canada, most organizing campaigns are initiated by employees rather than by union organizers.

Lee Chen works is an employee of the national union. He is involved with negotiating the collective bargaining agreement with the employer for Local 1240. What is Mr. Lee's most likely job title or role?

Which of the following labour organizations is most likely to provide professional and financial assistance during organizing drives and strikes, help negotiate labour agreements, and train union leaders?

Omar Mohammed represents the interests of union members in their relations with their immediate supervisors and other members of management. What is Mr. Mohammed's most likely job title or role?

Mary works in the basement of her employer's home sewing pants. What is one of the biggest challenges facing workers like Mary in becoming unionized?

What type of unions do carpenters and masons usually belong to?

What do we call a neutral third party who resolves labour disputes by issuing a final decision that the parties must accept?

It is the arbitrator's responsibility to ensure that each side receives a fair hearing.

What is the first step in the organizing process in forming unions?

If employers interfere with the union certification process, the labour relations board can recognize a union regardless of the percentage of employees that have signed authorization cards.

If a manager or supervisor violates a labour law, an appropriate defence is that he or she was not familiar with labour legislation.

What is the overarching reason why employees unionize?

Unionization restricts the freedom of management to formulate HR policy unilaterally.

Compulsory membership provisions and dues checkoff are forms of union security.

Unlike many unions in Europe, most of the bargaining and decision making for unions in Canada occurs at which of the following levels?

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

In which of the following situations is grievance handling most successful?

The creation of a relationship for the future based on trust, understanding, and mutual respect is the basis of which of the following?