Question 1

What is a characteristic of socio-technical systems design?

Accepted Answer

A)  reorganized operations accommodate collaboration 
B)  workers have limited responsibility 
C)  workers are substitutions for technological equipment 
D)  communication shifts away from supervisors to customers 
A)  reorganized operations accommodate collaboration 
B)  workers have limited responsibility 
C)  workers are substitutions for technological equipment 
D)  communication shifts away from supervisors to customers

Question 2

Contracting out is a form of privatization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following contributed significantly to the growth of public-sector unions in the 1960s and 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  employer opposition 
B)  union mergers 
C)  public apathy 
D)  40-hour work week movement 
A)  employer opposition 
B)  union mergers 
C)  public apathy 
D)  40-hour work week movement

Question 4

CUPE, Canada's current largest union, was created when two large municipal unions merged in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is an innovation on "traditional collective bargaining?"

Accepted Answer

A)  court challenging 
B)  job actions 
C)  conciliation 
D)  mediation-arbitration 
A)  court challenging 
B)  job actions 
C)  conciliation 
D)  mediation-arbitration

Question 6

Which one of the following occurs during a public-sector strike or lockout?

Accepted Answer

A)  the government gains revenue 
B)  public policy becomes an important factor in determining the outcome 
C)  replacement workers maintain public services 
D)  government is blamed for the labour conflict 
A)  the government gains revenue 
B)  public policy becomes an important factor in determining the outcome 
C)  replacement workers maintain public services 
D)  government is blamed for the labour conflict

Question 7

Governments do not generate profit in the way private-sector employers do. Therefore, collective bargaining in the public sector is not subject to the same application of economic power as found in the private sector. What takes the place of economic power in public-sector bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  strikes and lockouts 
B)  employee exit/voice 
C)  mediation-arbitration 
D)  politics and public opinion 
A)  strikes and lockouts 
B)  employee exit/voice 
C)  mediation-arbitration 
D)  politics and public opinion

Question 8

What is the role of government in collective bargaining with public-sector unions in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  a neutral third party and employer 
B)  protects and supports the union and its members 
C)  mediates between public- and private-sector unions 
D)  is excluded from bargaining matters 
A)  a neutral third party and employer 
B)  protects and supports the union and its members 
C)  mediates between public- and private-sector unions 
D)  is excluded from bargaining matters

Question 9

The role of government has been changing from a neutral third party to a party of direct interest in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Evidence shows that the human resources practices of public-sector managers have been moving away from the practices of private-sector managers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is a characteristic of socio-technical systems design?

Contracting out is a form of privatization.

Which of the following contributed significantly to the growth of public-sector unions in the 1960s and 1970s?

CUPE, Canada's current largest union, was created when two large municipal unions merged in the 1960s.

Which of the following is an innovation on "traditional collective bargaining?"

Which one of the following occurs during a public-sector strike or lockout?

Governments do not generate profit in the way private-sector employers do. Therefore, collective bargaining in the public sector is not subject to the same application of economic power as found in the private sector. What takes the place of economic power in public-sector bargaining?

What is the role of government in collective bargaining with public-sector unions in Canada?

The role of government has been changing from a neutral third party to a party of direct interest in Canada.

Evidence shows that the human resources practices of public-sector managers have been moving away from the practices of private-sector managers.

Introduction

The Legal Environment

Economic, Social, and Political Environments

Labour History

The Union Perspective

The Management Perspective

Negotiations

Collective Agreement Administration

Strikes and Dispute Resolution

Impacts of Unionization

Globalization of Labour Markets

Filters

Exam 11: Public-Sector Issues

What is a characteristic of socio-technical systems design?

Contracting out is a form of privatization.

Which of the following contributed significantly to the growth of public-sector unions in the 1960s and 1970s?

CUPE, Canada's current largest union, was created when two large municipal unions merged in the 1960s.

Which of the following is an innovation on "traditional collective bargaining?"

Which one of the following occurs during a public-sector strike or lockout?

Governments do not generate profit in the way private-sector employers do. Therefore, collective bargaining in the public sector is not subject to the same application of economic power as found in the private sector. What takes the place of economic power in public-sector bargaining?

What is the role of government in collective bargaining with public-sector unions in Canada?

The role of government has been changing from a neutral third party to a party of direct interest in Canada.

Evidence shows that the human resources practices of public-sector managers have been moving away from the practices of private-sector managers.

Introduction

The Legal Environment

Economic, Social, and Political Environments

Labour History

The Union Perspective

The Management Perspective

Negotiations

Collective Agreement Administration

Strikes and Dispute Resolution

Impacts of Unionization

Globalization of Labour Markets

Filters