Exam 10: Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining

A formal procedure that provides for the union to represent members and non-members in processing a grievance is known as a grievance procedure.

Mediators serve as fact finders and as a bridge for better communications during deadlocks in labour negotiations.

Management's authority is supreme on all issues except those explicitly given up in the collective agreement.Which management rights concept does this express?

The Trades Union Act allowed unions to pursue the goals of collective bargaining without persecution,and gave them the ability to strike.

Union stewards are full-time employees at the workplace and generally are paid by the union.

Regardless of their type,all labour organizations have basically the same governance and objectives.

Union stewards are often insightful individuals working for the betterment of employees and the organization.

A union shop security clause requires that all bargaining unit employees join the union within 30 days or be terminated.

Which statement best describes labour relations legislation in Canada?

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 one major reason why the Walmart employees joined the UFCW union?

In negotiations,each party will normally try to avoid revealing the importance of its proposals.

Laws and regulations ensure that the labour relations process is conducted in a fair manner.

What are workers taking part in if they stand at business entrances to gain attention to a dispute and to discourage people from entering or leaving the premises?

A public sector manager and a private sector manager are discussing the rights they each possess to make employment decisions.On what points will they likely agree?

In all grievance arbitrations except those involving any form of discipline,the "burden of proof" rests with the employer.

A bargaining deadlock will result if the expectations of the parties fall within the bargaining zone.

Which union security provision allows employees to join or not join the union and does not require non-members to pay dues?

A mechanism to resolve disputes about the interpretation and application of a collective agreement during the term of that collective agreement is referred to as rights arbitration.

Unions can force employers to dismiss,discipline,or discriminate against non-union employees.

Marcia,a striking employee,has just told her employer she is willing to return to work.Marcia must be offered her job back within six months or she loses her re-employment rights.