Exam 10: Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

A union boycott is a tactic used by a union to encourage others to refuse to patronize an employer.

A dues checkoff provision means that the employer can keep the monies deducted as dues from the pay of employees who did not join the union.

Which organizing step includes identifying leaders among employees who can help the organizer establish communication channels to reach all of the employees in the unit?

An authorization card gives authority to a union to act as a representative of an employee for purposes of collective bargaining.

What does a bargaining unit consist of?

A mechanism to renew or establish a new collective agreement for parties is referred to as Rights arbitration.

What type of unions are the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Brotherhood of Boilermakers classified as?

Scenario 10.1: Big Business,Big Union A union drive at the Weyburn,Saskatchewan Walmart,by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW),has been involved in lengthy court battles resulting from continuing unresolved matters between these two organizations for a decade.The UFCW,one of Canada's largest unions,first applied to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board (SLRB)to represent the Weyburn Saskatchewan Walmart workers in 2004.The union was certified in 2008,but it was overturned in court.Then in 2010,the Court of Appeal upheld the earlier decision.In December 2010,a de-certification vote by the Walmart employees was held,which is now at the Court of Appeal to see if the votes will be counted.While the union has been certified,it has yet to achieve a first collective agreement.Recently the Walmart store in Weyburn,Saskatchewan,has been found guilty of unfair labour practices by the SLRB and has been charged with interfering with the union's efforts to communicate with the workers. -Please refer to Scenario 10.1.What is Walmart required to do once a bargaining unit becomes certified?

Management really does not need any information from sources external to the organization to prepare adequately for negotiations.

What are the Federation of Quebec Nurses and the Alberta Teachers' Association classified as?

Scenario 10.1: Big Business,Big Union A union drive at the Weyburn,Saskatchewan Walmart,by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW),has been involved in lengthy court battles resulting from continuing unresolved matters between these two organizations for a decade.The UFCW,one of Canada's largest unions,first applied to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board (SLRB)to represent the Weyburn Saskatchewan Walmart workers in 2004.The union was certified in 2008,but it was overturned in court.Then in 2010,the Court of Appeal upheld the earlier decision.In December 2010,a de-certification vote by the Walmart employees was held,which is now at the Court of Appeal to see if the votes will be counted.While the union has been certified,it has yet to achieve a first collective agreement.Recently the Walmart store in Weyburn,Saskatchewan,has been found guilty of unfair labour practices by the SLRB and has been charged with interfering with the union's efforts to communicate with the workers. -Please refer to Scenario 10.1.Around a decade ago,a group of Weyburn Walmart employees wanted to be represented by a union that would be legally recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for the Weyburn Walmart employees.What is this recognition called?

What is said to be the 'heart' of the bargaining agreement,because it is a safety valve that allows flexibility in the entire collective bargaining system?

A submission to arbitrate is a statement that formally describes what issues and remedies the arbitrator must address.

Scenario 10.1: Big Business,Big Union A union drive at the Weyburn,Saskatchewan Walmart,by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW),has been involved in lengthy court battles resulting from continuing unresolved matters between these two organizations for a decade.The UFCW,one of Canada's largest unions,first applied to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board (SLRB)to represent the Weyburn Saskatchewan Walmart workers in 2004.The union was certified in 2008,but it was overturned in court.Then in 2010,the Court of Appeal upheld the earlier decision.In December 2010,a de-certification vote by the Walmart employees was held,which is now at the Court of Appeal to see if the votes will be counted.While the union has been certified,it has yet to achieve a first collective agreement.Recently the Walmart store in Weyburn,Saskatchewan,has been found guilty of unfair labour practices by the SLRB and has been charged with interfering with the union's efforts to communicate with the workers. -Please refer to Scenario 10.1.The employer Walmart,and the union UFCW,have not been able to negotiate the employment conditions between the employer and its employees when there is a union in the workplace? What is this process called?

The composition and size of bargaining teams are often reflections of the desires and practices of the parties.

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 organizing step does the collection of signed authorization cards play a major role?

The economic power of a union in collective bargaining refers to its ability to harm the employer financially.

Scenario 10.1: Big Business,Big Union A union drive at the Weyburn,Saskatchewan Walmart,by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW),has been involved in lengthy court battles resulting from continuing unresolved matters between these two organizations for a decade.The UFCW,one of Canada's largest unions,first applied to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board (SLRB)to represent the Weyburn Saskatchewan Walmart workers in 2004.The union was certified in 2008,but it was overturned in court.Then in 2010,the Court of Appeal upheld the earlier decision.In December 2010,a de-certification vote by the Walmart employees was held,which is now at the Court of Appeal to see if the votes will be counted.While the union has been certified,it has yet to achieve a first collective agreement.Recently the Walmart store in Weyburn,Saskatchewan,has been found guilty of unfair labour practices by the SLRB and has been charged with interfering with the union's efforts to communicate with the workers. -Please refer to Scenario 10.1.Under what labour relations jurisdiction does the Weyburn Walmart unionized workforce fall?

Collective bargaining in the public sector has grown significantly since the 1960s.