The Dynamics of labour relations:

Question 1

What are the three key legislation:

Answer 1

­ The Industrial Relations Disputes and Investigation
Act
­ Canada Labour Code
­ Provincial labour law statutes

Question 2

Responsibilities of the labour relations board:

Answer 2

Administering
Hearing
Supervising
Determining
Remedying

Question 3

Labour Relation process:

Answer 3

A logical sequence of four events:
(1) workers desire collective representation;
(2) the union begins its organizing campaign, which
may lead to certification and recognition;
(3) collective negotiations lead to a contract; and
(4) the contract is administered.

Question 4

Reasons employees unionize:

Answer 4

-Economic needs
-Dissatisfaction with managment
-Social and leadership concerns

Question 5

5 steps in organizing a union:

Answer 5

-employee union contact
-initial organizational meeting
-Formation of in-house organization committee (Remember authorization card/show they voted for union)
-Application to labour relations board and receipt of certificate
-Election of bargaining committee and contract negotiations

Question 6

Employers’ tactics (cannot)
Union tactic

Answer 6

Cannot promise better conditions
Cannot interfere with the labour relations process or certification
Cannot threaten to close the business
Cannot dismiss, discipline, or threaten employees who wish to join the union
Must bargain in good faith

union:
* Cannot interfere with the formation of an
employer association
* Cannot intimidate or coerce employees to
become members of a union

Question 7

Types of union + one other

Answer 7

Craft Unions: Represent skilled craft workers

Industrial Unions: Represent all workers—skilled, semiskilled,
unskilled—employed along industry lines

Employee Associations:
Represent various groups of professional and white-collar
employees in labour-management relations

Question 8

Union shop/Stewars vs business agent

Answer 8

Union (Shop) Steward
Employee who, as a nonpaid union official, represents the
interests of members in their relations with management

Business agent: Normally a paid labour official responsible for
negotiating and administering the collective agreement
and working to resolve union members’ problems

Question 9

Two types of arbitration:

Answer 9

Compulsory Binding Arbitration:resolving collective
bargaining deadlocks by a neutral third party

Final Offer Arbitration: arbitrator has no
power to compromise but must select one or
another of the final offers submitted by the
two parties

Question 10

What is the bargaining process:

Answer 10

1-Gather bargaining data
2-Developing bargaining strategies and tactics
3-. Negotiating the collective agreement
4-Formalizing the collective agreement

Question 11

Four factors arbitrators use to decide cases:

Answer 11

-The wording of the collective agreement (or employment policy in nonunion organizations).
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-The submission to arbitrate (statement of problem to be solved) as presented to the arbitrator.

­ Testimony and evidence offered during the hearing.

­ Arbitration criteria or standards (similar to standards of common law) against which cases are judged.