It Chapter 10 – organize labor and the fire officer

Question 1

A union member who is appointed or elected to be the first line of labor representation at the workplace. This union member is of the workforce who has received additional training and labor relations.

Answer 1

Shop steward

Question 2

IAFF represents over ……….. firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the US and Canada.

Answer 2

300,000

Question 3

the date IAFF was established ……..?

Answer 3

2/28/1918

Question 4

Key recommendations that form the foundation of any strong supervisor/employee relationship between a fire officer and a fire fighter include the following:

Answer 4

1. Schedule regular one on one meetings between you as the fire officer and each member of your company
2. Schedule regular meetings with the company as a whole
3. If a disagreement arises work together to articulate the concern and to develop possible solutions
4. If the personal and professional relationship between you and a fire fighter is rocky from the beginning and both of you have decided to work to improve it, start by listing the areas in which you can succeed together. Set goals and deadlines. Start with goals that are easily attainable and build on these successes

Question 5

A dispute, claim, or a complaint that any employee or a group of employees may have about the Interpretation, application, or alleged violation of some provision of the labor agreement or personnel regulations

Answer 5

Grievance

Question 6

A formal structured process that is employed within an organization to resolve a grievance

Answer 6

Grievance procedure

Question 7

Non-documented verbal notification or informal grievance should provide three important pieces of information:

Answer 7

• The article and section of the labor agreement or personal regulation alleged to have been violated
• A full statement of the grievance, giving facts, dates, and times of events as well as specific violations
• A statement of the desired remedy or adjustment

Question 8

The second step of a grievance procedure.

Answer 8

Employee prepares and submits a written Grievance

Question 9

The supervisor has ………calendar days to reach a decision and provide a written reply to the initial written grievance

Answer 9

10 calendar days

Question 10

Third step and grievance procedure?

Answer 10

Grievance written out on specific grievance form with copies of the step two grievance form and supervisors response attached to this document

10 days to respond

Question 11

Fourth step of grievance procedure

Answer 11

Presented to the fire chief, a written grievance form, along with all previous grievance documentation from previous steps.

Fire chief has 10 days to respond

Question 12

The basis of formal labor relations in the United States. It grants workers the right to decide by majority vote, which organization will represent them at the labor-management bargaining table.

Requires management to bargain with duly elected union representatives and outlaws yellow dog contracts

Answer 12

Wagner-Connor Act

Established the procedures that are commonly called collective bargaining

Question 13

When and where was the first fully paid fire department in the United States established?

Answer 13

Cincinnati Ohio 1853

Question 14

Establishing minimum standards for wages and to spell out administrative procedures covering work time and compensation, including overtime entitlement is the primary purpose for ……..

Answer 14

FLSA

Public safety workers were added to FLSA coverage in 1986

Question 15

Four person crews Operating on a low hazard structure fire completed tasks on the fire ground an average of ……..than 2 person crews

Answer 15

7 mins faster, 30%

Question 16

When responding to a high-rise Fire, by the time a 3person crew reached the fire it was ……….% more heat energy than the fire encountered by 6 person crews doing the same work

Answer 16

60% more heat energy

Question 17

Legislation that banned yellow dog contracts.

Employers forcing employees to sign a pledge stating they would not join a union as long as the company employed them

Answer 17

Norris – LaGuardia act of 1932

Question 18

Legislation which required unions to engage in good faith bargaining.

Answer 18

The Taft-Hartley labor act of 1947

Question 19

Federal legislation passed in 1912 prohibits federal employees from……..

Answer 19

Striking

Question 20

Situation in which the parties in a dispute have reached a deadlock in negotiations

Answer 20

Impasse

Question 21

What are the three primary components that the range, scope, and tasks of a fire officer supervisory activities are defined by?

Answer 21

1.The local labor contract
2. The municipalities personnel regulations
3. The fire departments rules, regulations, and procedures

Question 22

What is the basis for a strong, positive, and effective supervisory/employee relationship?

Answer 22

Open, honest, and constant communications between the fire officer and the fire fighter

Question 23

Who is generally the first point of contact between the workers and the organization?

Answer 23

 The fire officer

Question 24

Prior to Norris LaGuardia act of 1932, some employers required workers to sign a pledge that they would not join a union as long as the company employed them. What were these pledges called ?

Answer 24

Yellow dog contracts

Question 25

President Franklin Roosevelt signed this act, that guaranteed unions the right to collective bargaining. Afterwards workers flocked to join both the AFL and CIO.

Answer 25

National Industrial Recovery Act
NIRA 1933

Question 26

The most significant provision of the Taft Hartley labor act that affects firefighters is referred to as ___________,which the president can order employees back to work.

Answer 26

Strikes during a national emergency

Question 27

Landrum griffin act of 1959 established a bill of rights for who?

Answer 27

Members of labor organizations

Question 28

Federal legislation passed in 1912 prohibits federal employees from _______.

Answer 28

Striking

Question 29

What was the purpose of the original right to work legislation in 1947?

Answer 29

Prohibit the practice of (closed shops), in which a worker must be a member of a particular union to work for a company

Question 30

Firefighters in Memphis Tennessee threatened to strike in 1918 and succeeded in obtaining this, allowing firefighters more time at home.

Answer 30

Two-platoon work schedule

Question 31

When did the (FSLA) Fair Labor Standards Act originally pass, as part of Roosevelts new deal

Answer 31

1938