Exam 5: The Union Perspective

Labour councils participate in many community organizations to promote and advance the economic, social, cultural and political interests of union members and the wider community.

Which of the following entitlements is typical of an enterprise union?

Which of the following statements accurately describes industrial unions?

The average increase in union membership in Canada between 2001 and 2009 was 12 percent.

List five reasons why a democratic structure is important for unions.

Canadian patterns of unionization are very similar to those in the United States, but on a smaller scale.

Men are more likely to want to join a union than women are.

The recent shift to a more individualistic employment relationship has affected union identity.

Americans have a more individualistic outlook on the world than Canadians, and are therefore less likely to support unions.

What does "union coverage" measure?

Assembly-line production corresponds to which great wave of unionization in Canada?

Which of the following might influence the non-collective bargaining goals of a union?

Name four institutionalist objectives for unions' promotion of industrial democracy.

Labour boards and arbitration processes are examples of which of the four key elements of industrial democracy?

In addition to economic gains from collective bargaining, industrial unions are primarily concerned with which of the following?

Women and young men have a higher than average likelihood of feeling positively toward unions.

People who are satisfied in their jobs, take pride in their work, and feel fairly paid will not join unions.

The Ontario Nurses' Association is an example of which of the following?

The International Labour Organization has established international labour standards to limit which of the following?

According to institutional economists, which mechanism improves the efficiency of markets?