Question 1

Labour councils participate in many community organizations to promote and advance the economic, social, cultural and political interests of union members and the wider community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following entitlements is typical of an enterprise union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers are entitled to a safe and healthy workplace. 
B)  Workers are entitled to a strong economic system. 
C)  Members of society are entitled to a strong economic system. 
D)  Members of society are entitled to a safe and sustainable environment.

Question 3

Which of the following statements accurately describes industrial unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were a response to assembly-line methods of production. 
B)  They tried to organize all production workers in an occupation. 
C)  They focused on collective bargaining instead of broad social issues. 
D)  They primarily organized office workers.

Question 4

The average increase in union membership in Canada between 2001 and 2009 was 12 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

List five reasons why a democratic structure is important for unions.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Canadian patterns of unionization are very similar to those in the United States, but on a smaller scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Men are more likely to want to join a union than women are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The recent shift to a more individualistic employment relationship has affected union identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Americans have a more individualistic outlook on the world than Canadians, and are therefore less likely to support unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What does "union coverage" measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  all workers who are covered by a collective agreement 
B)  the percentage of all workers who are union members 
C)  union members as a percentage of the nonagricultural workforce 
D)  the percentage of union members who have a collective agreement

Question 11

Assembly-line production corresponds to which great wave of unionization in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  craft 
B)  industrial 
C)  public sector 
D)  globalization

Question 12

Which of the following might influence the non-collective bargaining goals of a union?

Accepted Answer

A)  founders' religious beliefs 
B)  labour laws 
C)  company union 
D)  human rights

Question 13

Name four institutionalist objectives for unions' promotion of industrial democracy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Labour boards and arbitration processes are examples of which of the four key elements of industrial democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  employee voice in determining work rules 
B)  a written law of workplace rules 
C)  a binding procedure for the enforcement of written law 
D)  a balance of power between management and labour

Question 15

In addition to economic gains from collective bargaining, industrial unions are primarily concerned with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  restricting entry into professions 
B)  licensing and regulation of competitors 
C)  training and educating members 
D)  broad social issues in their community

Question 16

Women and young men have a higher than average likelihood of feeling positively toward unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

People who are satisfied in their jobs, take pride in their work, and feel fairly paid will not join unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Ontario Nurses' Association is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  an employer-sponsored association 
B)  an industrial union 
C)  a national union 
D)  a craft union

Question 19

The International Labour Organization has established international labour standards to limit which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  child labour 
B)  freedom of association 
C)  the right to strike 
D)  collective bargaining

Question 20

According to institutional economists, which mechanism improves the efficiency of markets?

Accepted Answer

A)  unregulated trade 
B)  unions with bargaining rights 
C)  macroeconomic policy 
D)  wealth redistribution

Exam 5: The Union Perspective

Labour councils participate in many community organizations to promote and advance the economic, social, cultural and political interests of union members and the wider community.

Which of the following entitlements is typical of an enterprise union?

Which of the following statements accurately describes industrial unions?

The average increase in union membership in Canada between 2001 and 2009 was 12 percent.

List five reasons why a democratic structure is important for unions.

Canadian patterns of unionization are very similar to those in the United States, but on a smaller scale.

Men are more likely to want to join a union than women are.

The recent shift to a more individualistic employment relationship has affected union identity.

Americans have a more individualistic outlook on the world than Canadians, and are therefore less likely to support unions.

What does "union coverage" measure?

Assembly-line production corresponds to which great wave of unionization in Canada?

Which of the following might influence the non-collective bargaining goals of a union?

Name four institutionalist objectives for unions' promotion of industrial democracy.

Labour boards and arbitration processes are examples of which of the four key elements of industrial democracy?

In addition to economic gains from collective bargaining, industrial unions are primarily concerned with which of the following?

Women and young men have a higher than average likelihood of feeling positively toward unions.

People who are satisfied in their jobs, take pride in their work, and feel fairly paid will not join unions.

The Ontario Nurses' Association is an example of which of the following?

The International Labour Organization has established international labour standards to limit which of the following?

According to institutional economists, which mechanism improves the efficiency of markets?