Quiz

Question 1

Union busters will commonly employ which tactics to thwart an organizing drive?

Answer 1

• Hold captive meetings.
• Fire workers involved in the drive.
• Promise to increase wages.
• Threaten closure or relocation of the workplace.

Question 2

For what reason might a union decide to raid another -union’s members?

Answer 2

• They feel they could do a better job of representing the workers in question than the currently certified union.
• Prefer to recruit unionized workers because these workers already have union experience and the campaign would be cheapers
• Raids are also undertaken by unions that see their traditional membership base eroding and want to bring in more members in order to survive
• unions have arranged deals with the subcontracting firms to be the workers’ new representative—a form of raiding that has been strongly criticized because these deals often mean reduced wage rates and poorer protection for the workers
• Raids can also occur when employees feel dissatisfied with the representation provided by their cur- rent union.

Question 3

A union becomes the bargaining agent for a group of workers when

Answer 3

the labour relations board issues a certification order.

Question 4

If an employer is found to have engaged in an unfair labour practice, examples of possible remedies include

Answer 4

• reimbursing the union costs.
• automatic certification of the union.
• re-instating workers who were disciplined.
• allowing unions access to the workplace.

Question 5

A management rights clause usually states

Answer 5

that management has the right to establish policies on any item not included in the collective agreement.

Question 6

Mutual gains bargaining is usually adopted in which circumstances?

Answer 6

When one of the parties has a bargaining power advantage.

Question 7

The main cause of the 2002 teachers’ strike was

Answer 7

provincial government limits on education funding.

Question 8

A wildcat strike is defined as

Answer 8

an illegal strike during the term of the collective agreement. (they are still happen though)

Question 9

What is a final offer vote?

Answer 9

vote ordered by the government during a strike/lockout.

Textbook:A method of resolving bargaining disputes in which members of one party vote on whether to accept the other party’s final bargaining offer.

Question 10

Forms of interest arbitration

Answer 10

• Total-Package Final Offer Selection
• Item-by-Item Final Offer Selection
• Mediation-Arbitration

Question 11

Total-Package Final Offer Selection

Answer 11

used to determine arbitration outcomes, each party presents the interest arbitrator with a package of offers covering all the out- standing issues.

Question 12

Item-by-Item Final Offer Selection

Answer 12

used to determine interest arbitration outcomes, the interest arbitrator can select specific items from either side’s proposals, rather than choosing only one side’s complete proposal.

Question 13

Mediation-Arbitration

Answer 13

A form of third-party intervention in which the third party acts first as a mediator, and, if the parties are still unable to agree, then becomes an arbitrator who determines solutions to bargaining disputes.

Question 14

What is the advantage of total package final offer selection?

Answer 14

It encourages the parties to submit realistic proposals

Question 15

The advantage of using item-by-item final offer selection to resolve bargaining disputes is that

Answer 15

the arbitrator can incorporate items from both parties’ proposals.

Question 16

Med-arb is an attractive form of third-party intervention because

Answer 16

it guarantees that a solution to bargaining disputes will be reached.

Question 17

What would be an example of a procedural right in a collective agreement?

Answer 17

A requirement that the employer consults the union before making work process changes.

Question 18

Types of Grievances

Answer 18

• Individual Grievance
• Group Grievance
• Continuing Grievance
• Policy Grievance

Question 19

Individual Grievance

Answer 19

If an action taken or not taken by employer specifically affects an individual employee

Question 20

Group Grievance

Answer 20

If an employer’s action affects a number of employees in the same manner

Question 21

Continuing Grievance

Answer 21

Grievances may not involve a single incident but instead involve an ongoing practice.

Question 22

Policy Grievance

Answer 22

A union files a policy grievance on behalf of all employees, alleging that an employer’s action or lack of action is a violation of the collective agreement that affects all employees

Question 23

Who makes the decision about whether to proceed with a grievance?

Answer 23

The union.

Question 24

What legal responsibility does a union have to its members?

Answer 24

Duty of Fair Representation.

Question 25

What is the problem with traditional grievance arbitration?

Answer 25

• High costs.
• Legal formality.
• Limited scope.
• Gives advantage to employer

Question 26

In what period are public sector relations said to be?

Answer 26

Consolidation.

Question 27

Permanent exceptionalism is defined as

Answer 27

The frequent use of anti-union legislation justified by one-time public emergencies.

Question 28

What are examples of government interventions in public sector bargaining?

Answer 28

• Wage restraint laws.
• Back-to-work legislation.
• Compulsory interest arbitration.
• Imposed settlements.