Question 1

Which of the following statements relating to the relationship between a national or international union and a union local is correct:

Accepted Answer

A) the parent union disapproves the slate of officers submitted by a local. 
B) the parent union may not place the local in trusteeship. 
C) the parent union may have the authority to approve contract demands made by the local. 
D) the parent union may not have the authority to approve a strike by the local. 
E) Independent unions have access to the support or services that national, provincial and international unions provide to their locals. 
A) the parent union disapproves the slate of officers submitted by a local. 
B) the parent union may not place the local in trusteeship. 
C) the parent union may have the authority to approve contract demands made by the local. 
D) the parent union may not have the authority to approve a strike by the local. 
E) Independent unions have access to the support or services that national, provincial and international unions provide to their locals.

Question 2

Surveys of unions have found that the majority of unions do not engage in political action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A Labour Council is a provincial organization composed of all unions affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress in the province.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Industrial unions organize different types of workers, including skilled and unskilled employees in a firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All union locals are affiliated with a national or international union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements relating to the relationship between a national or international union and a union local is correct:

Surveys of unions have found that the majority of unions do not engage in political action.

A Labour Council is a provincial organization composed of all unions affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress in the province.

Industrial unions organize different types of workers, including skilled and unskilled employees in a firm.

All union locals are affiliated with a national or international union.

Introduction to Labour Relations

The Environment

Employers: Objectives, Processes, and Strategy

Governments, Labour Relations Boards, and Other Parties

Collective Bargaining Rights

The Collective Agreement

Negotiation of the Collective Agreement

Administration of the Collective Agreement

Contract Dispute Resolution, Strikes, and Lockouts

Public Sector Labour Relations

Summary and Future of Labour

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Exam 3: Unions: Objectives, Processes, Structure, and History

Which of the following statements relating to the relationship between a national or international union and a union local is correct:

Surveys of unions have found that the majority of unions do not engage in political action.

A Labour Council is a provincial organization composed of all unions affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress in the province.

Industrial unions organize different types of workers, including skilled and unskilled employees in a firm.

All union locals are affiliated with a national or international union.

Introduction to Labour Relations

The Environment

Employers: Objectives, Processes, and Strategy

Governments, Labour Relations Boards, and Other Parties

Collective Bargaining Rights

The Collective Agreement

Negotiation of the Collective Agreement

Administration of the Collective Agreement

Contract Dispute Resolution, Strikes, and Lockouts

Public Sector Labour Relations

Summary and Future of Labour

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