Exam 14: The Dynamics of Labour Relations

Who is responsible for administering the union certification elections in Canada?

Most labour relations activity comes from the day-to-day administration of the collective agreement.

The first step in the labour relations process is a union organizing campaign.

Strikes, boycotts, lockouts, and plant closures may all be included in which of the following?

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?

What are the primary reasons for employee unionization?

Which of the following clauses holds that "management's authority is supreme in all matters except those conceded in the collective agreement or in those areas where its authority is restricted by law"?

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

Assume that the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is representing essential workers in a hospital. The hospital's administration and the union are deadlocked in negotiations. What is a likely solution to this impasse?

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

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

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

Developing likely union proposals, lists of demands, and a contingency plan for operating in the event of a strike are part of which of the following?

Who has the major responsibility in negotiating and administering the labour agreement and working to resolve problems arising in connection with it?

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

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

The largest union in Canada is the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

According to federal labour law, which of the following tactics can employers use in opposing unionization?

Interest-based bargaining usually leads to suspicion and compromise.

Which of the following is the term for a union's use of radio and newspaper ads to discourage the purchase of an employer's products?