Exam 9: Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations

A lockout is initiated by the:

Industrial unions consist of members who all have a particular skill or occupation.

Which of the following is not a step in a typical grievance handling procedure?

Under _____________,the employer,on behalf of the union,automatically deducts union dues from employees' paycheques.

Organizations are concerned about the impact of unions on:

Which one of the following is a level of decision making within labour relations?

The outcome of collective bargaining agreements can have important consequences for:

Union security provisions are ways to address unions' concerns about _________,i.e.employees who benefit from union activities without belonging to a union.

Which union federation has the largest coverage affiliation in Canada?

The Human Rights Commission for a particular jurisdiction is also responsible for interpreting and enforcing the labour laws in that jurisdiction.

The traditional understanding of union-management relations is that the two parties are adversaries.

Activities that attempt to influence social and economic policies of government are called:

Union membership rates in Canada are significantly lower than the United States,Australia,and Japan.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is Canada's largest labour union.

Over the last two decades,the use of joint labour-management committees has declined.

__________________ is a collective decision of the union members not to work or to slow down until certain demands or conditions are met.

The union organization process begins with:

When bargaining looks for win-win solutions it is an example of:

Describe the four steps in the typical grievance procedure.

The overall rate of unionization (union density)has been increasing during the last decade.