Question 1

Unions influence labour legislation and HR policies and practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A boycott is a refusal to cross a union picket line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Canadian employers tend to be supportive of union organizing drives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What is the overarching reason why employees unionize?

Accepted Answer

A)  to change governments
B)  to advance social agendas
C)  to achieve work outcomes that they cannot achieve individually
D)  to advance their political views

Question 5

Which of the following groups may represent professional and white-collar employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  an employee association
B)  the Canadian Labour Congress
C)  a professional agency
D)  a management rights association

Question 6

Which of the following conditions and/or actions may result in labour relations boards imposing a union on an employer in some Canadian jurisdictions,even with as few as 5 percent of the authorization cards signed?

Accepted Answer

A)  threats by other unions to go on strike if the workplace does not get its own union
B)  unfair labour practices committed by the employer in the organizing process
C)  the need by government for labour relations peace in workplaces
D)  advice from the International Labour Office

Question 7

Management rights are those decisions over which management claims exclusive rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why might pickets prevent trucks and railcars from entering a struck business?

Accepted Answer

A)  because picketing during a strike carries a legal obligation on the part of the employer to cease operations,including delivery of goods and materials
B)  because unions often refuse to cross another union's picket line
C)  because the union has a legal right to obstruct the business of the employer the union is striking against
D)  because operators of trucks and railcars must get permission from the picketing union to enter the premises

Question 9

Labour relations boards are responsible for administering labour law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A bargaining book is a case history used by an arbitrator to decide a grievance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In Canada,a majority of unions are certified without a vote if the labour relations board finds that at least 50 percent of employees have signed authorization cards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is interest-based bargaining based upon?

Accepted Answer

A)  the area within which union and management are willing to concede
B)  a give-and-take philosophy
C)  adversarial bargaining
D)  the identification and resolution of mutual interests

Question 13

Which of the following is the strongest reason to join a union?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal preference for a union and social pressure to join
B)  dissatisfaction with wages,benefits,and working conditions
C)  favouritism shown by supervisors in promotions,shift assignments,and transfers
D)  the need to fraternize with similar employees and assert personal leadership skills

Question 14

During collective bargaining,each side normally places only their primary negotiator at the table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following groups do labour boards generally have representatives from?

Accepted Answer

A)  third-party representatives and managers
B)  academia and management
C)  academia and public servants
D)  labour and management

Question 16

Which clause holds that "management's authority is supreme in all matters except those conceded in the collective agreement or in those areas where its authority is restricted by law"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the supreme rights clause
B)  the defined rights clause
C)  the management rights clause
D)  the explicit rights clause

Question 17

How do unions and management employ bargaining power in negotiations?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

What type of bargaining is characterized by a "give-and-take" philosophy,where one side receives the "short end of the stick"?

Accepted Answer

A)  interest-based bargaining
B)  adversarial bargaining
C)  results-oriented bargaining
D)  cooperative bargaining

Question 19

Assume that the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)is representing essential workers in a hospital.The hospital's administration and the union are deadlocked in negotiations.What is a likely solution to this impasse?

Accepted Answer

A)  decertification of CUPE
B)  compulsory binding arbitration
C)  a strike
D)  counselling

Question 20

In certification elections in Canada,how many employees must vote in favour of unions for them to become certified in workplaces?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 percent,plus one
B)  41 percent
C)  50 percent,plus one
D)  51 percent

Exam 14: The Dynamics of Labour Relations

Unions influence labour legislation and HR policies and practices.

A boycott is a refusal to cross a union picket line.

Canadian employers tend to be supportive of union organizing drives.

What is the overarching reason why employees unionize?

Which of the following groups may represent professional and white-collar employees?

Which of the following conditions and/or actions may result in labour relations boards imposing a union on an employer in some Canadian jurisdictions,even with as few as 5 percent of the authorization cards signed?

Management rights are those decisions over which management claims exclusive rights.

Why might pickets prevent trucks and railcars from entering a struck business?

Labour relations boards are responsible for administering labour law.

A bargaining book is a case history used by an arbitrator to decide a grievance.

In Canada,a majority of unions are certified without a vote if the labour relations board finds that at least 50 percent of employees have signed authorization cards.

What is interest-based bargaining based upon?

Which of the following is the strongest reason to join a union?

During collective bargaining,each side normally places only their primary negotiator at the table.

Which of the following groups do labour boards generally have representatives from?

Which clause holds that "management's authority is supreme in all matters except those conceded in the collective agreement or in those areas where its authority is restricted by law"?

How do unions and management employ bargaining power in negotiations?

What type of bargaining is characterized by a "give-and-take" philosophy,where one side receives the "short end of the stick"?

Assume that the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is representing essential workers in a hospital.The hospital's administration and the union are deadlocked in negotiations.What is a likely solution to this impasse?

In certification elections in Canada,how many employees must vote in favour of unions for them to become certified in workplaces?