Labour Relations 3rd Edition by Larry Suffield -Test Bank

CHAPTER 11

PUBLIC SECTOR LABOUR RELATIONS

True/False

1. The public sector is composed of individuals who work directly for local, provincial, or federal governments.

Answer: False

2. Twenty-two percent of employees in Canada work for the federal or provincial government.

Answer: False

3. Union density in the public sector is over three times as high as the private sector.

Answer: True

4. Federally regulated employees in the public sector did not have the right to unionize until 1967.

Answer: True

5. Provincial government employees were granted the right to unionize in the Public Service Staff Relations Act.

Answer: False

6. Teachers have the right to strike in all provinces.

Answer: False

7. Employers in the public sector have the same authority and priorities as employers in the private sector.

Answer: False

8. A union dealing with a public sector employer will always know where to direct its efforts in order to influence the employer.

Answer: False

9. Public sector employees were not initially granted the right to unionize because they are involved in providing essential services

Answer: True

10. Employers in the public sector do not have the same economic bottom line as private sector employers.

Answer: True

11. There are more professional employees unionized in the public sector than the private sector.

Answer: True

12. The legislative framework for labour relations in the public sector is fragmented.

Answer: True

13. In each province there is one method to resolve contract disputes that is used for all segments of the public sector in the province.

Answer: False

14. All bargaining units in the public sector are determined in the same manner as the public sector, by the relevant labour relations board.

Answer: False

15. There are limits on contract negotiation in the public sector that are not found in the private sector.

Answer: True