Deck 4: Labour History

Question 1

Which of the following were guiding principles when the American Federation of Labor was founded?

A) bipartisan jurisdiction
B) political partisanship
C) social unionism
D) occupation-based unionism

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Petro-Canada was once a Crown corporation.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The Nine-Hour Movement took place in what year?

A) 1818
B) 1872
C) 1886
D) 1919

Answer 3

B

Question 4

How is modern legislation aimed specifically at labour rights an improvement over laws from the 1800s?

A) It places labour under exclusive provincial control.
B) It outlaws a number of illegal work practices.
C) It balances rights between workers and employers.
D) It depoliticizes the labour movement.

Question 5

The term "master-servant relationship" best describes the employment relationship after a union is certified.

Question 6

The One Big Union (OBU) is often associated with the Winnipeg General Strike.

Question 7

Which event occurred first in Canadian labour history?

A) Berlin convention founds the National Trades and Labour Congress
B) unions win the right to strike
C) Public Service Staff Relations Act passes
D) Toronto printers strike at the Globe

Question 8

What lasting impact of the Nine-Hour Movement is still felt in modern workplaces?

A) labour standards that regulate overtime
B) a divide between craft and industrial unions
C) the master-servant relationship
D) tripartite labour boards

Question 9

What aspect of the master-servant relationship did the labour movement try to change in the late 1800s?

A) liberalized trade
B) failure to follow work orders
C) large number of actors in the IR system
D) legal penalties for refusing work

Question 10

Female telephone operators were actively involved in the Winnipeg General Strike.

Question 11

James Woodsworth formed the New Democratic Party (NDP).

Question 12

Why was the Nine-Hour Movement a significant point in Canadian labour history?

A) It established the right to strike.
B) It was the first unified protest movement.
C) It abolished trade unionism.
D) It drew women into the labour movement.

Question 13

The idea that a single union represents all workers of an occupational group is known as what?

A) exclusive jurisdiction
B) political nonpartisanship
C) business unionism
D) pure unionism

Question 14

The Berlin Convention resulted in the TLC being solely comprised of unions affiliated with the AFL.

Question 15

Which term is used for a process in which trainees learn a trade under the supervision of a senior tradesperson?

A) trade school
B) development
C) trade unionism
D) apprenticeship

Question 16

The Knights of Labour followed the founding principles of the AFL.

Question 17

Mexico was included in the first (1987) Free Trade Agreement.

Question 18

The New Democratic Party (NDP) was formed without the support of labour.

Question 19

The Wagner Act followed the doctrine of exclusivity.

Question 20

What was a key feature of new model unionism?

A) all members performed the same trade
B) apprenticeships were excluded
C) it provided a free supply of labour
D) unions favoured strike action

Question 21

What did the Rand Formula achieve for unions?

A) exclusive jurisdiction
B) financial security
C) political nonpartisanship
D) new model unionism

Question 22

Which province first passed legislation requiring employers to bargain collectively with recognized unions?

A) New Brunswick
B) Ontario
C) Manitoba
D) Nova Scotia

Question 23

Why did the Public Service Staff Relations Act mark an important turning point in Canadian labour relations?

A) It allowed workers to appeal certain employment decisions.
B) It granted collective bargaining rights to federal government employees.
C) It denied bargaining rights to a large percentage of Canada's unionized work force.
D) It mimicked the United States, where civil servants do not bargain collectively.

Question 24

Why was the Winnipeg General Strike remarkable?

A) It united the western labour movement.
B) It was the first large-scale series of sympathy strikes.
C) It brought bargaining rights to public servants.
D) It resulted in one big union in Canada.

Question 25

What term is used for unions that organize all workers of an industry or workplace regardless of occupation?

A) workplace unions
B) democratic unions
C) trade unions
D) industrial unions

Question 26

The CLC's formation deviated from which of the original founding principles of the AFL?

A) exclusive jurisdiction
B) political nonpartisanship
C) business unionism
D) pure unionism

Question 27

What dividing feature of the early movement to unionization was highlighted by the Berlin Convention of 1902?

A) fear of financial insolvency
B) tripartite conflict resolution
C) struggle between craft versus industrial unionism
D) business unionism

Question 28

Which law was the first to allow federal government employees to bargain collectively?

A) Federal Government Collective Bargaining Act
B) P.C. 1003
C) National Labour Relations Act
D) Public Service Staff Relations Act

Question 29

In what year did the Wartime Labour Relation Regulation (P.C. 1003) come into effect?

A) 1919
B) 1939
C) 1944
D) 1949

Question 30

Which of the following was an aspect of the difference between the AFL and the TLC?

A) multiple union membership
B) collective bargaining
C) innovative social policy
D) addressing power imbalances

Question 31

Which of the following requires members of a bargaining unit to pay dues whether or not they are part of the union membership?

A) certification
B) closed shop
C) Rand Formula
D) dues check-off

Question 32

Who is considered by many to be the founding father of the labour movement in Canada?

A) Daniel O'Donoghue
B) Alton Craig
C) John Dunlop
D) Mackenzie King

Question 33

Which labour union from the early 20th century is still active, and currently trying to organize workers at Starbucks?

A) One Big Union
B) Industrial Workers of the World
C) Canadian Trades and Labour Congress
D) United Auto Workers

Question 34

Which term refers to the process of union dues being deducted automatically from pay?

A) certification
B) union shop
C) dues check-off
D) Rand Formula

Question 35

When did the Winnipeg General Strike take place?

A) 1911
B) 1919
C) 1940
D) 1943

Question 36

When was the Trade and Labour Congress (TLC) founded?

A) 1872
B) 1880
C) 1886
D) 1919

Question 37

How is Canadian labour legislation different from the Wagner Act?

A) Canadian labour legislation requires mandatory grievance procedures.
B) Canadian labour legislation requires that employers bargain collectively with certified unions.
C) Canadian labour legislation defines unfair labour practices.
E) Canadian labour legislation adheres to the doctrine of exclusivity.

Question 38

Which of following aspects of Canadian labour relations is similar to labour relations in the United States?

A) the Berlin Convention divided the labour movement along craft/industrial lines
B) allowing civil servants to unionize
C) legislated grievance procedures
D) elements of social unionism in the national federation of labour

Question 39

Who was credited with developing the 1907 Industrial Disputes Investigation Act?

A) Daniel O'Donoghue
B) Alton Craig
C) Greg Kealey
D) Mackenzie King

Question 40

How are the Depression years and the 1990s similar?

A) workers' rights undermined
B) public sector resistance to unionization
C) significant economic hardship
D) labour rights improved

Question 41

Which of the following has greatly affected public sector labour relations since the 1990s?

A) free trade
B) globalization
C) freedom of information legislation
D) back-to-work laws

Question 42

Name five key elements of the Wagner Act that still remain in today's labour relations legislation.

Question 43

What important trend is apparent in the study of 20th century Canadian labour history?

A) labour's ability to continually grow in power
B) restrictive legislation is a thing of the past
C) labour movement has set its own direction
D) employment relationships have stabilized

Question 44

While the Canadian labour movement followed the American labour movement in the early years, the Canadian labour movement has become significantly more independent since the 1940s. Provide three examples to support this argument.

Question 45

Present two ways in which governments have used legislation to limit union wage gains in the public sector.

Question 46

Which of the following terms describes the fate of Canadian National Railways?

A) privatization
B) contracting out
C) selling off
D) downsizing

Question 47

Name two ways in which P.C. 1003 (the Wartime Labour Relations Regulation) differed from the Wagner Act.

Question 48

When did government exercise its power to create new labour legislation and negatively affect workers' gains at the bargaining table?

A) 1880s
B) 1910s
C) 1940s
D) 1990s

Question 49

Name the three key principles of the original American Federation of Labor (AFL).

Question 50

The largest strike since the Winnipeg General Strike was a response to what major initiative?

A) free trade agreements
B) Crown corporations
C) public sector cutbacks
D) exclusive jurisdiction