Question 1

Which of the following actions involves collective bargaining?&#10;A) negotiation bargaining&#10;B) bargaining advocacy&#10;C) advancing personal interests&#10;D) bargaining with management for what the group desires

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RAT: In collective bargaining the work group bargains with management for what the group desires.Collective bargaining can be informal or formal.It becomes more formal when the group engages an agent to help them form or join a union that will bargain on their behalf.

Question 2

What type of management style discourages workplace advocacy activities?&#10;A) democratic&#10;B) authoritarian&#10;C) laissez-faire&#10;D) shared governance

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RAT: Authoritarian managers and hierarchical structures may perceive workplace advocacy as threatening to management and their policies.As a result they may discourage any advocacy activities.

Question 3

What is the term for closing a place of business to force employees to accept management's terms?&#10;A) strike&#10;B) lockout&#10;C) fact finding&#10;D) free speech

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RAT: A lockout is said to occur when management closes a place of business during a collective bargaining dispute for the purpose of forcing employees to accept management's terms.

Question 4

Which of the following are two characteristics of a profession?&#10;A) autonomy and lengthy education&#10;B) autonomy and service orientation&#10;C) public respect and service orientation&#10;D) union membership and specialized education

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RAT: Autonomy is drawn from specialized education and service orientation.There is a long-standing debate about whether being in a union is professional.The argument relates to the concepts of autonomy and professionalism.

Question 5

What organizations provide collective bargaining for physicians?&#10;A) provincial and territorial medical associations&#10;B) health care workers unions&#10;C) doctors unions&#10;D) College of Physicians and Surgeons

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RAT: Upon graduation from medical school,physicians become members of their local medical association.These associations negotiate with the provincial governments to represent the economic and other interests of the medical profession.In many provinces student doctors are also members of unions or associations.

Question 6

What is the federal act that protects whistle-blowers?&#10;A) the Disclosure Protection Legislation&#10;B) the National Labour Act&#10;C) Taft-Hartley Act&#10;D) the Unethical Behaviour Act

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RAT: The Disclosure Protection legislation was passed by the Liberal government in 2005.Its purpose is to provide encouragement and protection for whistle-blowers.

Question 7

Which of these terms is used for a formal complaint or dispute between management and a union member regarding the terms of the collective agreement?&#10;A) arbitration&#10;B) grievance&#10;C) mediation&#10;D) dispute

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RAT: A grievance involves a formal process where a union member feels that management has violated the terms of the union contract.The steps in a grievance proceeding usually include communication of grievance to management,mediation,and arbitration.

Question 8

What change occurred in the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU)at the 1982 Special Convention?&#10;A) The CFNU joined the Canadian Health Coalition.&#10;B) The name was changed.&#10;C) Permanent offices were opened.&#10;D) More members were added.

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RAT: In 1982 the Manitoba Nurses Union put forward a resolution for the CFNU to join the Canadian Health Coalition.The Canadian Health Coalition focuses on the preservation of medicare and on other social issues.This became an important focus for the CFNU as well.

Question 9

Which term refers to the act of an individual disclosing information regarding violation of a law,rule,or regulation or a substantial and specific danger to public health?&#10;A) free speech&#10;B) whistle-blowing&#10;C) tattletale&#10;D) gossip

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RAT: Whistle-blowing is the unauthorized disclosure of information concerning a harmful act that a superior or colleague has allowed to occur.Whistle-blowing is often an ethical dilemma for nurses and other health care workers.The conflict occurs because of loyalty to employers,colleagues,and nurses' duty to protect their clients.

Question 10

What is the term for a group acting with a single voice?&#10;A) advocacy&#10;B) collective action&#10;C) bargaining&#10;D) unionization

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RAT: Collective action is simply acting as a group with a single voice in order to address a problem.

Question 11

Which of the provincial nurse unions includes students and undergraduate nurses in their membership?&#10;A) Alberta&#10;B) Qu&#233;bec&#10;C) Ontario&#10;D) Nova Scotia

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Question 12

Which of the following is a formal group that presents to management workers' desires in the context of labour legislation?&#10;A) a workplace advocate&#10;B) a collective action&#10;C) a union&#10;D) a workplace committee

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Question 13

In what year did the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)approve the principle of collective bargaining for nurses?&#10;A) 1944&#10;B) 1960&#10;C) 1979&#10;D) 2000

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Question 14

In what year was the National Federation of Nurses Unions formed?&#10;A) 1968&#10;B) 1975&#10;C) 1981&#10;D) 1991

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Question 15

What length of time is usual for selecting a collective bargaining unit and negotiating a contract?&#10;A) 1 month&#10;B) 2 months&#10;C) 1 year&#10;D) 3 months to 3 years

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Question 16

Which province was the first to form a nurses union in Canada?&#10;A) Prince Edward Island&#10;B) Saskatchewan&#10;C) Qu&#233;bec&#10;D) Manitoba

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Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes why nurses seek to unionize?&#10;A) They feel powerless in their workplace.&#10;B) They want to improve client care.&#10;C) They want to alter a nursing procedure.&#10;D) They want input into decisions.

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Question 18

What is the term for withholding labour in order to force management to accept union terms?&#10;A) bargaining&#10;B) strike&#10;C) lockout&#10;D) work-to-rule

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Question 19

What is the term for the practice of an employee group coming to terms with management over wages and other workplace issues?&#10;A) unionization&#10;B) advocacy&#10;C) shared governance&#10;D) collective bargaining

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Question 20

What type of collective action can nurses use to address everyday problems in their workplace?&#10;A) workplace bargaining&#10;B) shared workplace leadership&#10;C) workplace advocacy&#10;D) workplace democratic

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Question 21

Which of the following can be considered a disadvantage of unionization?&#10;A) protection from reprisal&#10;B) collective voice&#10;C) reduced allowance for individuality&#10;D) contract standards

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Deck 21: Collective Bargaining