Test Bank For Industrial Relations In Canada 3rd Edition By Hebdon Brown

1. The new contract for the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada and Floralia Growers of Abbotsford provides rights for seasonal migrant workers to return to Canada.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

2. A major feature of Roosevelt’s New Deal was the Wagner Act.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

3. Under the court ruling of the Snider case the distinctive Canadian system of shared jurisdiction was declared illegal.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

4. Certification is the process of gaining recognition under the appropriate government.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

5. 5. A tripartite board has three stakeholders: employees, unions, and management.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

6. Labour boards frequently determine charges of bad faith bargaining by either labour or management.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

7. An unfair labour practice is an alleged violation of a Labour Relations Act.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

8. A union has the duty not to discriminate or act in an arbitrary manner.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

9. Employer structure is a criterion for determining an unfair labour practice.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

10. Conciliation is a process in which a neutral third party forces labour and management to settle their dispute.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

11. In some provinces, employers may force a last-offer vote during a strike.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

12. In Canada strikes are illegal during the term of the collective agreement.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

13. In their early decisions, the Supreme Court found that freedom of association included the right to strike.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False

14. On January 30, 2015, the Supreme Court constitutionalized the right to strike in Canada.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   True

15. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Walmart did not violate Quebec’s labour code when it closed a store in Jonquiere, Quebec after workers tried to unionize it.

  a.  True

  b.  False

ANSWER:   False