Exam 9: Understanding Labourmanagement Relations

Union security is greatest in a(n)________ shop.

All of the following are main sections of the Canada Labour Code except

What is a labour union? Why is it formed and what purpose does it serve?

The International Brotherhood of Basketweavers plans to use a(n)________ to discourage consumers from purchasing Acme Baskets' products.

After negotiations failed,Acme Baskets,Inc.chose to use a(n)________ to prevent union employees from coming to work.

What approach is used to settle disputes between the government and public employees like firefighters and police officers?

Explain the difference between a closed shop,an open shop,a union shop,and an agency shop.

Negotiations have stalled between Acme Basket and the International Brotherhood of Basketweavers.Union members have walked off the job in a(n)________ strike.

In a(n)________,both parties are legally required to accept the judgment of a neutral third party if they cannot reach agreement on their own.

John,a ________,is a regular employee who acts as a liaison between union members and supervisors.

Which term identifies an early form of a union that represented workers whose common interest was a specific job such as a shoemaker or a barrel maker?

In which of the following dispute resolution alternatives does the neutral third party dictate a settlement between the two sides,which have agreed to submit to outside judgment?

Which of the following is not a union weapon used to attain its goals?

Individuals in a labour union work together to achieve all of the following except

Workers at one company complained to their supervisor that they were not being allowed to take a fifteen-minute break during the afternoon even though it was provided for in the labour contract.This complaint is an example of a

Suppose that you are a welder and that you belong to a union comprised of other welders.You hold meetings at your union hall and wait there for jobs.This would be an example of a(n)

Lockouts are more common than they used to be.

What term is used to describe the on-going process involving both the drafting and the administering of the terms of a labour contract?

A ________ is a group of individuals working together to achieve shared job-related goals.

Traditionally,union members have been predominantly women.