Chapter Eleven.1 Flashcards
labor Relations
The following areas were examined when understanding the impact of police unions on the community :
Impact on discipline& accountability.
Impact on the police structure
Impact on politics
What was NOT ! coved in the text ?
Impact on public safety
What is NOT a factor that helped to foster public-sector collective bargaining ?
Salaries and benefits
Assume that union A is conducting an organizing drive for patrol officers in Tampa If needs ti have a majority of patrol officers sign cards authorizing the union to represent them in collective bargaining further assuming that unions B,C and D are also holding their organizing drives for patrol officers in Tampa at the same time. With four unions seeking ti represent patrol officers what dose “majority means” ?
50% plus one
Why SHOULDN’T !! a chief of police personally participate in bargaining session ?
It makes the task of leadership more difficult
From a Unions perspective, what is a trade off ?
A demand which will be dropped as partial or full payment for some other benefit
What is the biggest hammer in any union’s toolbox ?
Work stoppage
With respect to the job action called “the vote of confidence”, the typical result is ?
No finding either way
Your union steward has told all police officers in your department to reduce by one half the number of tickets normally written. this action is being taken in response to a new general order written by the chief against unions wishes. This is an example of a ?
Work slowdown
The union has encourage all police officers to strictly enforce minor Traffic violations that are usually ignored. This is an example of ?
Work speedup
The following general type of binding arbitration law includes situations where an arbiter has the obligation to render a decision on each issue independently ?
Issue by Issue arbitration
