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A(n) ________ is an employee organization that represents workers in employee-management bargaining over job-related issues.


A) cross-functional team
B) ESOP
C) trade guild
D) labour union

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Workers compensation benefits are paid if a worker ________.


A) becomes sick at work
B) is over 65 years of age
C) gets hurt at work
D) has 10 years or more of seniority

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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A few striking union members have begun picketing near the entrance of the Yanmark Corporation plant where they normally work.The workers are acting peacefully and have not threatened anyone entering or leaving the company or damaged any property.Yanmark's management is seeking an injunction to prevent the workers from picketing.The courts are unlikely to issue an injunction under the current circumstances.

A) True
B) False

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The most basic unit of a union is known as what?


A) A national union
B) An international union
C) An independent local organization
D) A directly chartered union

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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A mediator has the power to impose a binding settlement on labour and management.

A) True
B) False

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is the process by which a group of workers take away a union's right to represent them.


A) Disenfranchisement
B) Decertification
C) Disqualification
D) Impeachment

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The most basic union unit is the independent local organization.

A) True
B) False

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Hector is philosophically opposed to unions."Why should I be required to join an organization I don't agree with,or pay a fee to support it financially"? he asked some of his buddies who belong to the union."I thought this was a free country,but I don't feel very free when I'm told that I'll lose my job if I don't join the union.It just isn't fair".Hector's comments suggest he favours a(n) _______shop arrangement.


A) closed
B) regulated
C) certified
D) open

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The justification for dues or fees paid by non-union members to the union in a(n) _________ shop is that the union represents all workers in collective bargaining,not just those who belong to the union.


A) agency
B) union
C) open
D) closed

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Wage rates,hours of work,job rights and seniority,and employee benefits are issues covered in a typical negotiated labour-management agreement.

A) True
B) False

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The _______was established to oversee labour-management relations.


A) Commission on Labour Relations
B) Federal Trade Commission
C) Canada Industrial Relations Board
D) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The_______ sets the tone and clarifies the terms and conditions under which labour and management agree to function over a specific period of time.


A) negotiated labour-management agreement
B) right-to-work agreement
C) bargaining zone
D) open shop agreement

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A union that consists of members who are all skilled specialists in a particular trade is called an industrial guild.

A) True
B) False

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Antonio received specific training to become an electrician.He belongs to a union with other skilled electricians.Antonio belongs to a(n) :


A) craft union.
B) company union.
C) open union.
D) industrial union.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Two of the most important tactics used by unions when collective bargaining efforts break down are:


A) conciliation and yellow-dog contracts.
B) injunctions and lockouts.
C) enforcement of right-to-work clauses and cooling off periods.
D) strikes and boycotts.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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A key to the future growth of unions will be their ability to help management in assimilating a changing workforce.

A) True
B) False

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Canadian unions were a major supporter of the NAFTA agreement to expand trade and commerce among the nations of the United States,Canada,and Mexico.

A) True
B) False

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Historically,the most potent union tactic when collective bargaining efforts break down has been the:


A) lockout.
B) court injunction.
C) primary boycott.
D) strike.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A large number of striking workers are currently picketing at the plant entrance to Winnipeg Tire and Rubber plant.Because the pickets have threatened people entering the plant and have vandalized some company property,Winnipeg's management believes it has just cause to ask a court for a(n) _______placing limits on the number of pickets and their actions while picketing.


A) injunction
B) preemptive judgment
C) writ of contention
D) arbitration judgment

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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What does the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)promote and lobby for?

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The CLC promotes decent wages ...

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