Deck 3: History of the Canadian Union Movement

Question 1

What political party has traditionally been allied most closely to the Canadian labour movement at the federal level?

A) The Liberal Party
B) The Social Credit Party
C) The New Democratic Party
D) The Conservative Party

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the major implication of the Rand Formula?

A) Automatic deduction of union dues from employees' paycheques
B) Nondiscretionary membership in the union
C) All employees covered by the certification must encourage others to join the union
D) All of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following was a factor in the formation of the Confédération des travailleurs catholique du Canada in Quebec (1921)?

A) The influence of the Catholic Church in the labour movement
B) The desire to avoid the Canadianization of the Quebec labour movement
C) The wish to preserve Quebec's cultural independence
D) All of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What was the first union to bring to Canada the notion of lobbying for changes to benefit all workers?

A) The Trades and Labour Congress
B) The Canadian Labour Union
C) The Canadian Congress of Labour
D) None of the above

Question 5

Which Canadian local of an American union challenged the American dominance within the Canadian Labour Congress by seceding from their parent union in 1985?

A) The Canadian locals of the United Steelworkers of America
B) The Canadian locals of the Teamsters
C) The Canadian locals of the International Paperworkers' Union
D) The Canadian locals of the United Auto Workers

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics which has formed the framework within which Canada's industrial relations history has occurred?

A) The physical geography
B) The cultural mix
C) The political structure
D) The legislative framework

Question 7

What American-based union gained prominence in Canada as a result of frustration with the Trades and Labour Congress' inaction against the poor working conditions and conscription issues of World War I?

A) The Canadian Congress of Labour
B) One Big Union
C) The Knights of Labour
D) The Industrial Workers of the World

Question 8

In 1965, which act gave federal civil servants the right to collective bargaining and a limited right to strike?

A) The Public Service Staff Relations Act
B) P.C. 1003
C) The Civil Service Act
D) Part 6 of the Federal Labour Code

Question 9

What was the goal of founding the Congress of Industrial Organizations in the United States (1935)?

A) To create a federation to represent workers in mass production industries
B) To compete with the American Federation of Labor in organizing trade workers exclusively
C) To undertake political action to improve the plight of workers
D) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following was a right granted to workers by the Wagner Act in the United States (1935)?

A) The right to organize
B) The right to collective bargaining
C) The right to strike without employer harassment
D) All of the above

Question 11

Which two labour federations joined in 1940 to create the Canadian Congress of Labour?

A) The Trades and Labour Congress and the Congress of International Organizations
B) The Trades and Labour Congress and the All-Canadian Congress of Labour
C) The All-Canadian Congress of Labour and the Congress of International Organizations
D) The Canadian Congress of Labour and the Congress of International Organizations

Question 12

Which level of government in Canada has primary responsibility for the enactment of legislation governing labour relations?

A) The federal government
B) Provincial governments
C) Municipal governments
D) The federal and provincial governments have joint responsibility

Question 13

The Oral History Project has been a significant part of the Alberta Labour History Institution since 1999. Which of the following is not one of the focuses of The Oral History Project?

A) Fighting for equality in the workplace
B) Increasing wages for all workers
C) Confronting racism
D) Building solidarity with other workers

Question 14

What is the term used to describe an organizing model which focuses on "strength in numbers" rather than limited representation of a particular elite group?

A) Trade unionism
B) Craft unionism
C) National unionism
D) Industrial unionism

Question 15

What occurred in 1956, which reduced inter-union disputes?

A) The formation of the Quebec Labour Congress
B) The formation of the Canadian Labour Congress
C) The removal of American control of Canadian unions
D) None of the above

Question 16

Historically, what type of industries has the Canadian economy relied on?

A) Tertiary industries
B) Primary and secondary industries
C) Tertiary and secondary industries
D) Primary and tertiary industries

Question 17

Until 1872, unions were considered to be a method to restrain trade and were therefore illegal in Canada. What piece of legislation removed this barrier to the organization of unions?

A) The Trades Union Act
B) The Industrial Disputes Act
C) The Union Conspiracy Act
D) The Trades and Labour Act

Question 18

Which piece of legislation passed in 1907 required disputes to be referred to a third party before the right to strike or lockout could be acquired?

A) The Trades Union Act
B) The Disputes Intervention Act
C) The Conciliation Act
D) The Industrial Disputes Investigation Act

Question 19

What was the effect of the British Privy Council decision in the matter of Snider v. Toronto Electrical Commission?

A) To prohibit strikes in public utilities
B) To limit the legislative authority of the federal government in labour relations matters to federally regulated industries
C) To limit the legislative powers of provincial governments in labour relations matters
D) All of the above

Question 20

The earliest attempts to organize trade unions in Canada were limited to specific geographic areas and small groups of workers, usually those in a particular trade or occupation. What is the term used to describe this model?

A) A business union
B) A local union
C) A craft union
D) All of the above

Question 21

Changes in labour's relationship with government introduced a controversial bill in Parliament in 2013 that would have required a disclosure of union salaries and payments made to outside parties over $10,000. .

Question 22

The Quebec Federation of Labour is the Quebec counterpart of the Canadian Labour Congress.

Question 23

When did radical politics enter the Industrial Relations arena?

A) 1920s
B) 1930s
C) 1940s
D) 1900s

Question 24

The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 saw the police force being fired because of

A) Continued tensions arising from the ongoing strike
B) Supporting the strikers
C) Not being forceful enough with strikers
D) Special constables being better equipped to deal with the strikers

Question 25

The Canadian Labour Code is an updated version of the Wagner Act, and this was officially acknowledged in 2006.

Question 26

Unlike the end of World War I, what accounted for the non-occurrence of economic collapse after World War II?

A) Fewer jobs for the returning soldiers
B) Government retraining programs
C) Unions had declined in strength
D) Women were displaced in the workforce

Question 27

Canadian industrial relations has been marked by what process more than another?

A) Country-wide strikes
B) Evolution
C) Canadian/American relations
D) English Canada/French Canada relations

Question 28

This 2014 campaign is one of the ways that Canadian unions are exploring new opportunities in order to maintain their presence.?

A) Temporary Worker Program
B) Nine Hour Movement
C) Unions Unite
D) Organize Now Initiative

Question 29

One of the strategies used to stop the growth of unions was the use of criminal conspiracy charges.

Question 30

What strike of the early 21st Century dealt primarily with financial issues?

A) NHL
B) CBC
C) TELUS
D) Aliant

Question 31

What is meant by the terms "primary industry" and "secondary industry"?

Question 32

During the 1950s and 1960s, the influence of 'parent' American unions was widely embraced by the Canadian membership.

Question 33

In 1961, the Confédération des travailleurs catholiques du Canada (or the Canadian Catholic Confederation of Labour) became the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (or the Confederation of National Trade Unions).

Question 34

The increased presence of the NDP has had what result?

A) Limited ability for advocacy and political influence
B) Created cultural shifts in the labour movement
C) Increased labour stability
D) Growth in union membership

Question 35

What was the by-product of enacting the Wagner Act in the US?

A) The right to organize
B) The right to be free from employer harassment
C) The right to picket
D) The reduction of union/employer conflict

Question 36

The period of economic growth that began in the early 1900s lasted until approximately 1914, at which time international unions accounted for approximately 80 percent of total Canadian union membership.

Question 37

Canada's reliance on international trade makes the country less susceptible to the influence of external events than a country less dependant on external trade relationships.

Question 38

In the 1990s, Canadian industrial relations were impacted by which of the following?

A) Canada's participation in worldwide tariff reductions under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
B) The creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
C) The signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
D) All of the above

Question 39

Which of the following is not a manifestation of the development of industrial relations?

A) Conflict between regions
B) Conflict between economic and social classes
C) Conflict between skilled and unskilled workers
D) Conflict between ideals

Question 40

During the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, sympathy strikes were limited to smaller Canadian cities.

Question 41

Discuss the particular developments in the history of the Quebec labour movement, starting with the formation of the Canadian Catholic Confederation of Labour.

Question 42

What were some of the provisions of the 1944 order-in-council P.C. 1003?

Question 43

Why was the Rand Formula developed and what are its major provisions?

Question 44

What were some of the economic consequences of the end of World War I, which made it difficult to promote unionization and what positive activity occurred for Canadian unions during this same period?

Question 45

What were some of the factors which caused the public sector to rapidly organize in the 1960s?

Question 46

How did the Catholic Church respond to the presence of the Knights of Labor in Quebec?

Question 47

What were the two main factors that accounted for the popularity of the craft union model of organizing?

Question 48

The evolving political influence of the New Democratic Party (NDP) continues to impact labour issues in what way?? Discuss.
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Question 49

Discuss some of the most visible 21^st Century large scale strikes that have affected Canadian industrial relations.

Question 50

In chronological order, describe the major legislative changes, which had an impact on the development of the Canadian labour movement.

Question 51

How did the conscription issue of World War I affect the development of the labour movement in Canada?

Question 52

Discuss the scope, impact, and result of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.

Question 53

What were the primary effects of the Trades Union Act?

Question 54

Discuss NAFTA and its impact on unionism in the 1990's and beyond.