Exam 9: Strikes and Dispute Resolution

Research suggests that strikes can have a negative impact on which of the following?

Name five common causes of strikes.

What has been the general trend in Canadian strike statistics over the past thirty years?

Which of the following is NOT a possible outcome of a grievance arbitration?

Which of the following causes of strikes suggests that employee dissatisfaction causes strikes?

Assume that a plane piloted by John Doe skidded off the runway. The investigation ruled that the crash was caused by the pilot landing at a speed that was much too high. The pilot was aware of the recommended speed, and for several years had landed planes at the recommended speed. The investigation team detected no reason why Mr. Doe had to land at too high a speed. Is Doe's behaviour culpable? Why?

An employee grieving that he should have won a particular job posting is an example of which kind of grievance?

Lumber camp workers stage a wildcat strike because they are dissatisfied with the timing and frequency of trips out of camp to visit their homes and loved ones. This is an example of what strike cause?

Industrial dispute statistics include both strikes and lockouts.

What is a typical management response to a wildcat strike?

Which of the following terms refers to past decisions in legal contexts such as arbitration?

What do strike frequency statistics examine?

Strikes are less likely to occur when the economy is doing well.

In which form of interest arbitration can the arbitrator choose from the options presented or craft his/her own decision?

In which of the following situations do employees only perform the minimum standard required in their job?

The Canada Labour Code refers to "concerted activity on the part of employees in relation to their work that is designed to restrict or limit productivity." What term is used for this activity?

Imagine that you are a union representative. One of your members has been discharged for excessive absenteeism (12% versus the company average of 5%). In looking at his file, you note that he has been employed at the company for 15 years, he has never received any form of discipline, and he is three years from retirement. You are also aware that other employees who have higher rates of absenteeism than he does have never been disciplined. Name and present three mitigating factors to argue that discharge was excessive in this case.

Grievances are less likely to occur in firms with strict management practices.

An examination of national strike trends across industries since the mid-1970s suggests that which of the following has a relatively high strike rate?

The long delays, high costs, and increasing legalistic nature of the grievance arbitration process have led to which of the following?