Exam 9: Understanding Labourmanagement Relations

With a(n)________,all employees for whom the union bargains must pay dues,but they are not required to join the union.

When does an impasse occur? What are some of the actions that unions can take when their demands are not met?

Six automotive companies have been getting together to plan a strategy and to exchange information about how to manage relations with unions.This group is known as

Labour unions developed in response to management's unfair and uncaring treatment of employees.

During the past 40 years,union density has ranged from 40-50 percent in Canada.

Collective bargaining is the process through which ________ and ________ negotiate an agreement concerning working conditions.

In which occupation are more than 70 percent of the workers unionized?

Plants R Us uses a pesticide in its commercial greenhouse operations that has become controversial because there is no medical consensus about whether it is harmful to humans who apply it.The company wants to continue using the pesticide but the union is opposed.Negotiations have now reached an impasse,and the union is threatening to call for a strike during the crucial spring period of high demand.Which response by management would be most likely to resolve the impasse?

Explain the similarities and the differences among mediation,voluntary arbitration,and compulsory arbitration.

The unionization rate in the public sector is approximately ____percent,and in the private sector approximately ____ percent.

Approximately what proportion of the non-farm workforce in Canada is unionized?

During which of the following business eras was the labour movement born?

Which of the following is correct with regard to the development of labour unions in Canada?

What is a workplace called in which an employer may hire only workers already belonging to a union?

The highest rate of unionization is found in ______,and the lowest rate is found in ______.

Kristine,an electrician,has applied for a job.She has been told that within 30 days of the completion of her probationary period,she must join the union.This is an example of a(n)

After contract negotiations stall,the International Brotherhood of Basketweavers and Acme Baskets may agree to bring in a(n)________ to suggest a settlement.

Management often becomes aware of union organizing efforts through gossip from the company's grapevine.

If union-management negotiations are not successful,a person might be called in to impose a binding settlement on the disputing parties.This person is called a(n)

The Fair Employment Practices section of the Canada Labour Code prohibits employers from refusing a person employment on the basis of the person's race or religion,but this prohibition does not apply to non-profit,charitable,and philanthropic organizations.