Exam 14: The Dynamics of Labour Relations

Scenario 14.2 Calendars "R" Us Ltd. produces calendars for middle and high schools in Ontario. Calendars "R" Us started back in 2006 and today has over 60 employees. About two years ago, the employees organized and obtained union certification. To date, the union has not successfully negotiated a collective agreement. Employees are not happy with the progress the union has made, and much of the concerns they have had (wages, benefits, training, etc.) have not been addressed. Calendars "R" Us employees feel that the union is more interested in serving the needs of the company and are looking to find a replacement. -Refer to Scenario 14.2. What are the steps in the collective bargaining process that the union and Calendars "R" Us need to go through?

In certification elections in Canada, how many employees must vote in favour of unions for them to become certified in workplaces?

Why might pickets prevent trucks and railcars from entering a struck business?

Jason Thomas recently joined ABC Inc. to work on the shipping wharf as a loader. He has been told that he must join the union as a condition of employment. What is this employment provision called?

Employees are most likely to seek unionization if they believe that doing so will achieve results they cannot achieve acting individually.

Which of the following administers the Canada Labour Code?

Within a bargaining unit, how many workers must vote against the union so as to decertify it?

An employer's bargaining power may rest on its ability to continue its operations despite a strike by its workers.

Labour organizations are diverse in type and in structure; therefore, each may have its own mode of governance and objectives.

Which of the following is a key difference between unionized and nonunionized work in Canada?

More than 70 percent of all public employees in Canada are unionized.

The factors that arbitrators use when deciding cases are the wording of the labour agreement, the submission agreement, the testimony and evidence offered, and which of the following?

ABC Corporation and the union are locked in a dispute that they cannot resolve by themselves. Ms. Reza Shah, a third party, has been asked to help them with a binding decision. She has informed them that the final settlement will be one that either ABC Corporation or the union offers. What is this settlement an example of?

Public-sector unions contend that denying their legal right to strike reduces their power during collective bargaining.