Exam 10: Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

What is the name of the technique sometimes used when an issue is particularly important or urgent,and which involves bypassing some steps in the grievance process?

Unions that represent skilled craft workers are called industrial unions.

The contract between the City of Toronto and the Firefighters' Union requires that unresolved contract terms be settled by arbitration.What is the correct term for this arbitration process?

Management generally claims exclusive rights to decisions regarding issues relating to subcontracting,productivity standards and job content.What is management's claim properly called?

The right of management to select production equipment and procedures is an example of defined right.

Parties should look upon a grievance as something to be won or lost.

Why might employees who have social status concerns wish to join a union?

If an employee personally decides that the benefits will outweigh the costs of joining the union,then she or he is using the open shop provision of the collective agreement.

During an organizing campaign,the organizer will schedule an initial union meeting to attract more supporters.

Weber Can Co.has made an initial wage offer of 2%for the one-year contract with the International Canworkers Union.The Canworkers have demanded a 10% increase,but will accept as low as 6%.What will probably happen if Weber feels that the most it can offer is 4%?

Which employer act is prohibited,according to Canadian labour relations legislation?

Explain the steps in the collective bargaining process.

What are the Canadian Union of Postal Workers,the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation,and the Office and Professional Employees International Union all classified as?

A bargaining unit is a group of two or more employees with similar interests and working conditions,who are grouped together for collective bargaining purposes.

Interest-based bargaining is based on the identification and resolution of mutual interests rather than the resolve of specific bargaining demands.

Which unionization process is relatively rare except in the construction industry?

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.Which organizing step included identifying leaders among Walmart employees who could help the union organizer establish communication channels to reach all of the Walmart employees?

What does the labour relations board typically do in Canada if the majority of employees sign authorization cards?

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 was the strongest reason that the Walmart employees wanted to join a union?

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 a core feature of labour legislation?