Question 1

One study on strike activity in the private sector found the following represented costs to the party indicated:

Accepted Answer

A)  $200 per day to striking workers 
B)  $100 per day to striking workers 
C)  $800 per day to employers 
D)  $1,000 per day to employers 
A)  $200 per day to striking workers 
B)  $100 per day to striking workers 
C)  $800 per day to employers 
D)  $1,000 per day to employers

Question 2

What is the term generally used to describe the opportunity given to union members to accept or reject the last offer received from the employer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Final offer vote 
B)  Ratification 
C)  Strike vote 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Final offer vote 
B)  Ratification 
C)  Strike vote 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

What did a study of private sector use of conciliation determine in relation to it reducing the likelihood of strikes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conciliation dramatically reduced strike activity 
B)  Conciliation had no significant effect on strike activity 
C)  Conciliation did not reduce either the number or length of strikes 
D)  Conciliation resulted in increased strike activity 
A)  Conciliation dramatically reduced strike activity 
B)  Conciliation had no significant effect on strike activity 
C)  Conciliation did not reduce either the number or length of strikes 
D)  Conciliation resulted in increased strike activity

Question 4

Discuss the pros and cons of arbitration, mediation, and conciliation as forms of third-party intervention in the bargaining process

Accepted Answer

Arbitration: The major advantage of arbi

Question 5

Describe the form of third-party intervention known as mediation-arbitration.

Accepted Answer

In this form of third-party intervention

Question 6

Mediation is the most intensive form of third party intervention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following are types of final offer selection used by Canadian interest arbitrators?

Accepted Answer

A)  Total-package final offer selection 
B)  Fact finding 
C)  Random final offer selection 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Total-package final offer selection 
B)  Fact finding 
C)  Random final offer selection 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

What is the primary reason that the conciliation process is used in federal, provincial, and municipal public service disputes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They involve essential services 
B)  It is required by law in all Canadian jurisdictions 
C)  Conciliation has an excellent track record in resolving disputes in the public sector 
D)  Conciliation is the least expensive for the parties 
A)  They involve essential services 
B)  It is required by law in all Canadian jurisdictions 
C)  Conciliation has an excellent track record in resolving disputes in the public sector 
D)  Conciliation is the least expensive for the parties

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the advantages of the mediation-arbitration process?

Accepted Answer

A)  It guarantees that a solution will be reached 
B)  It may reduce certain time delays 
C)  It reduces some of the costs 
D)  It may promote higher quality solutions 
A)  It guarantees that a solution will be reached 
B)  It may reduce certain time delays 
C)  It reduces some of the costs 
D)  It may promote higher quality solutions

Question 10

What is the primary intent of bringing third parties into the bargaining process when disputes occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  To assist the parties in resolving their differences without using strikes or lockouts as a bargaining tactic 
B)  Because all jurisdictions require conciliation 
C)  To speed up the negotiation process 
D)  All of the above 
A)  To assist the parties in resolving their differences without using strikes or lockouts as a bargaining tactic 
B)  Because all jurisdictions require conciliation 
C)  To speed up the negotiation process 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

What strike saw the mediator's recommendations being incorporated into government back-to-work legislation imposed to end the strike?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vancouver transit strike 
B)  British Columbia transit strike 
C)  Nova Scotia nurses' strike 
D)  Calgary police strike 
A)  Vancouver transit strike 
B)  British Columbia transit strike 
C)  Nova Scotia nurses' strike 
D)  Calgary police strike

Question 12

In some Canadian jurisdictions, conciliation is required as a precondition to a strike or lockout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is meant by the term "item-by-item final offer selection"?

Accepted Answer

In the case of item-by-item final offer

Question 14

What are final offer votes?

Accepted Answer

The minister of labour is permitted to o

Question 15

Discuss Mediation/ Arbitration and its pros and cons as a process. (Page 293-294)

Accepted Answer

Med-Arb is a process that has a neutral

Question 16

The power of an industrial inquiry commission to resolve disputes rests in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Power of investigation 
B)  Power of persuasion 
C)  Power of recommendations 
D)  Power of acceptance or rejection 
A)  Power of investigation 
B)  Power of persuasion 
C)  Power of recommendations 
D)  Power of acceptance or rejection

Question 17

What is the term used to describe a situation where the parties repeatedly use compulsory conciliation or arbitration to resolve issues such that their own skills progressively lessen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The chilling effect 
B)  Integrative bargaining 
C)  Deskilling 
D)  The narcotic effect 
A)  The chilling effect 
B)  Integrative bargaining 
C)  Deskilling 
D)  The narcotic effect

Question 18

In Alberta and Ontario, the minister of labour can establish a disputes inquiry board after a legal strike or lockout commences. Describe the role of such a board.

Accepted Answer

A disputes inquiry board is usually comp

Question 19

Describe the role of a conciliator.

Accepted Answer

The conciliator's role is to assess the

Question 20

In med-arb, third parties enter the dispute to act as a mediator but if issues cannot be resolved then the third party becomes an interest arbitrator and chooses terms of the collective agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

One study on strike activity in the private sector found the following represented costs to the party indicated:

What is the term generally used to describe the opportunity given to union members to accept or reject the last offer received from the employer?

What did a study of private sector use of conciliation determine in relation to it reducing the likelihood of strikes?

Discuss the pros and cons of arbitration, mediation, and conciliation as forms of third-party intervention in the bargaining process

Describe the form of third-party intervention known as mediation-arbitration.

Mediation is the most intensive form of third party intervention.

Which of the following are types of final offer selection used by Canadian interest arbitrators?

What is the primary reason that the conciliation process is used in federal, provincial, and municipal public service disputes?

Which of the following is not one of the advantages of the mediation-arbitration process?

What is the primary intent of bringing third parties into the bargaining process when disputes occur?

What strike saw the mediator's recommendations being incorporated into government back-to-work legislation imposed to end the strike?

In some Canadian jurisdictions, conciliation is required as a precondition to a strike or lockout.

What is meant by the term "item-by-item final offer selection"?

What are final offer votes?

Discuss Mediation/ Arbitration and its pros and cons as a process. (Page 293-294)

The power of an industrial inquiry commission to resolve disputes rests in the

What is the term used to describe a situation where the parties repeatedly use compulsory conciliation or arbitration to resolve issues such that their own skills progressively lessen?

In Alberta and Ontario, the minister of labour can establish a disputes inquiry board after a legal strike or lockout commences. Describe the role of such a board.

Describe the role of a conciliator.

In med-arb, third parties enter the dispute to act as a mediator but if issues cannot be resolved then the third party becomes an interest arbitrator and chooses terms of the collective agreement.

An Introduction to Industrial Relations in Canada

Theories of Industrial Relations

History of the Canadian Union Movement

The Structure of Canadian Unions

The Organizing Campaign

Establishing Union Recognition

Defining and Commencing Collective Bargaining

The Collective Bargaining Process

Strikes and Lockouts

The Grievance Arbitration Process

Changes to the Union or the Employer

Future Issues for Workers, Work Arrangements, Organizations, and the Industrial Relations System

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Exam 10: Third-Party Intervention During Negotiations

One study on strike activity in the private sector found the following represented costs to the party indicated:

What is the term generally used to describe the opportunity given to union members to accept or reject the last offer received from the employer?

What did a study of private sector use of conciliation determine in relation to it reducing the likelihood of strikes?

Discuss the pros and cons of arbitration, mediation, and conciliation as forms of third-party intervention in the bargaining process

Describe the form of third-party intervention known as mediation-arbitration.

Mediation is the most intensive form of third party intervention.

Which of the following are types of final offer selection used by Canadian interest arbitrators?

What is the primary reason that the conciliation process is used in federal, provincial, and municipal public service disputes?

Which of the following is not one of the advantages of the mediation-arbitration process?

What is the primary intent of bringing third parties into the bargaining process when disputes occur?

What strike saw the mediator's recommendations being incorporated into government back-to-work legislation imposed to end the strike?

In some Canadian jurisdictions, conciliation is required as a precondition to a strike or lockout.

What is meant by the term "item-by-item final offer selection"?

What are final offer votes?

Discuss Mediation/ Arbitration and its pros and cons as a process. (Page 293-294)

The power of an industrial inquiry commission to resolve disputes rests in the

What is the term used to describe a situation where the parties repeatedly use compulsory conciliation or arbitration to resolve issues such that their own skills progressively lessen?

In Alberta and Ontario, the minister of labour can establish a disputes inquiry board after a legal strike or lockout commences. Describe the role of such a board.

Describe the role of a conciliator.

In med-arb, third parties enter the dispute to act as a mediator but if issues cannot be resolved then the third party becomes an interest arbitrator and chooses terms of the collective agreement.

An Introduction to Industrial Relations in Canada

Theories of Industrial Relations

History of the Canadian Union Movement

The Structure of Canadian Unions

The Organizing Campaign

Establishing Union Recognition

Defining and Commencing Collective Bargaining

The Collective Bargaining Process

Strikes and Lockouts

The Grievance Arbitration Process

Changes to the Union or the Employer

Future Issues for Workers, Work Arrangements, Organizations, and the Industrial Relations System

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