Question 1

What is not permitted during a legal decertification vote?

Accepted Answer

A)   Secret ballot
B)   Voting outside of working hours
C)   Vote conducted in the workplace
D)   A simple yes/no question B

Question 2

What is 'control'?

Accepted Answer

A)   Direction maintained by management from the old company to the new company
B)   Instruction given by management from the old company to the new company
C)   How the finances operate from the old company to the new company
D)   Who manages the new operation A

Question 3

Technological change can involve all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Altering the content of the job
B)   Altering how work is conducted
C)   Change in scheduling
D)   Computerization or mechanization C

Question 4

What are some of the challenges faced by labour relations boards in determining whether or not successorship exists?

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Question 5

When a raiding union is successful and a new certification order is issued, what is the only change to the previous certification order?

Accepted Answer

A)   The names of the employer and the union
B)   The identification of the bargaining unit
C)   The scope of the certification order
D)   The name of the union

Question 6

What is the effect of a successful application to a labour relations board for a declaration of successorship?

Accepted Answer

A)   The certification is rendered inactive
B)   The existing certification is maintained
C)   The union is decertified and then recertified in its new context
D)   The certification is put on hold until an investigation is concluded

Question 7

What criteria might labour relations boards use when assessing whether continuity exists and successorship should be approved? (Pages 351-354)

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Question 8

What is the purpose of a vote among bargaining unit members for decertification?

Accepted Answer

A)   To determine the actual level of support for decertification
B)   All jurisdictions in Canada require a vote to be conducted
C)   The existing union has the right to demand a vote
D)   Employers require it

Question 9

What is the purpose of a 'reopener clause'?

Accepted Answer

A)   To give notice to management that the union wants to make changes
B)   To allow the parties on mutual consent to revise any part of the collective agreement
C)   To allow the parties to renegotiate terms of the collective agreement while it is still in effect
D)   To give notice to the union that management wants to make changes

Question 10

There are several criteria other than control and continuity, which are considered when determining if successorship exists. Which one of the following represents a criterion not considered?

Accepted Answer

A)   Direct contact
B)   Who the shop stewards are
C)   Transfer of assets
D)   Transfer of logo

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that unions are merging in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)   A response to the general trend in business toward larger organizations
B)   Larger unions have more power than smaller ones
C)   Governments are encouraging such mergers
D)   They can increase their impact in collective bargaining

Question 12

What might the labour board consider if the employer has undertaken a transfer of assets?

Accepted Answer

A)   The price associated with a transfer
B)   The location of the transferred entity
C)   The loyalty of the employees during the transfer
D)   Whether the new management had experience with unions

Question 13

What will allow a labour board to declare a decertification on its own initiative?

Accepted Answer

A)   Spoiled ballots
B)   Protest by one of the parties
C)   Fraud
D)   Miscount

Question 14

Which of the following is not a factor that contributes to a union's success in their participation in restructuring the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their ability to transmit internal and external information
B)   Their financial resources
C)   Their ability to educate and mobilize the membership in supporting the union's vision
D)   Their ability to participate in decision-making at multiple points in the process

Question 15

In most Canadian labour laws, what is the level of support required for a decertification?

Accepted Answer

A)   The same level that is required for certification
B)   Similar to the level required for certification
C)   Less than the level required for certification
D)   Greater than the level required for certification

Question 16

Explain the term 'abandonment of bargaining rights'. What does this concept have to do with decertification?

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Question 17

Some Canadian jurisdictions require that employers give notice before making a technological change that will affect workers. What is the intent of this requirement?

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Question 18

Timeline restrictions on decertification applications serve two purposes. What are they?

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Question 19

What are labour relations boards generally looking for when determining whether or not successorship has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)   Instances of undue employer influence
B)   Evidence of continuity between the previous business and the present business
C)   Instances of union misconduct
D)   All of the above

Question 20

Discuss some types of situations where business changes occur for anti-union reasons and some situations where these changes occur for legitimate business reasons. (page 348)

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Exam 12: Changes to the Union or the Employer