What is the Rand formula?

Question 4 options:

	The Rand formula is a mathematical formula used to calculate the amount of dues unionized workers must pay to their union based on the income that the union has negotiated on their behalf
	Named for the senator who sponsored it, the Rand formula bestows union recognition rights on workers who can demonstrate that a majority of the workplace seeks to unionize
	Named for Justice Ivan Rand, the Rand formula refers to the requirement that dues will automatically be checked off and are payable by all bargaining unit members whether or not they choose to join the union
	Named for Justice Ivan Rand, the Rand formula mandates that all workers in a given workplace must join a union if 50% of the workers have voted to do so

Labour Relations Boards:

Question 6 options:

	are administrative tribunals whose primary role is to hear appeals of decisions by labour arbitrators
	must vet and approve all proposed collective agreements
	are funded by matching dues from unions and employers
	oversee the certification process for new unions

What is the main significance of the Winnipeg General Strike?

Question 9 options:

	Women were, for the first time, at the helm of a major working-class action
	It was the first time that workers saw themselves as a class with interests different from those of employers
	It was the first time in Canadian history that workers had been killed by their own government troops
	The strike led to the implementation of the Wagner Model in Canada

A union in which all employees in the bargaining unit must join the union as members once they are hired is called a/an:

Question 12 options:

	Rand-formula shop
	closed shop
	union shop
	open shop

What is voluntary recognition?

Question 15 options:

	Voluntary recognition is when an employer recognizes the union without the workers having to go through a certification process
	Voluntary recognitions is when a labour board chooses to certify a union in response to an unfair labour practice committed by the employer during organizing
	Voluntary recognition refers to the process of requiring a certain threshold of union application cards signed, at which point the union is automatically recognized
	Voluntary recognition is a historical form of recognizing unions that is no longer permitted.

Once the parties have entered into the collective bargaining process, each is bound by a duty of good faith to make substantial efforts to negotiate a collective agreement that provides for grievance and arbitration procedures for resolving disputes as opposed to strikes by employees and lockouts by employers.

Question 18 options:

	True
	False

In order to join a union, employees in the federal sector must:

Question 19 options:

	hold a vote where the industrial relations board is convinced that more than 60% of the employees wish to become unionized
	hold a vote where the corporate board is convinced that more than 40% of the employees wish to become unionized
	hold a secret ballot vote where more than 40% of the employees who vote indicate they wish to become unionized
	hold a secret ballot vote where more than 50% of the employees who vote indicate they wish to become unionized

What is generally required for a group or workers to qualify as a trade union for the purposes of certification?

Question 21 options:

	The group must be associated with a parent union that is itself recognized as a trade union
	The association must have a degree of formality - for example, bylaws and elected officers- and previously have tried to negotiate a collective agreement with the employer
	The group must be free from employer interference and have as its goal regulating labour relations with the employer. This is usually demonstrated by having the general form a trade union- that is, bylaws and officers