Matching Quiz

Match the following terms and definitions


1				A workplace in which a new employee is not required to join the union but must pay union dues.


2				An agreement to bring in an impartial third party (a single arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators) to render a binding decision in a labour dispute.


3				Legislation that orders an end to a labour-management dispute that has escalated to a strike or lockout, in an industry that the government decides is essential to the operation of the economy.


4				Range of options between the initial and final offer that each party will consider before negotiations dissolve or reach an impasse.


5				Formal process whereby a union is recognized by the Labour Relations Board (LRB) as the bargaining agent for a group of employees.


6				A contract clause requiring the employer to deduct union dues from employees’ pay and remit them to a union.


7				A workplace in which all new hires must already be union members.


8				The process whereby union and management representatives negotiate a contract for workers.


9				A process by which a trade union or an employer must use the government’s services (via the Ministry of Labour) for help in resolving their differences so that they can reach a collective agreement.


10				An organization of skilled specialists in a particular craft or trade.


11				Process by which workers can take away a union’s right to represent them.


12				Concessions made by union members to management; gains from previous labour negotiations are given up to help employers remain competitive and thereby save jobs.


13				A formal protest by an individual employee, with the support of the union, when they believe that management is not abiding by or fulfilling the terms of a labour contract.


14				Consists of unskilled and semi-skilled workers in mass-production industries such as automobile manufacturing and mining.


15				A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something.


16				An attempt by management to put pressure on unions by temporarily closing the business.


17				The use of a third party, called a mediator, who encourages both sides in a dispute to continue negotiating and often makes suggestions for resolving the dispute.


18				Agreement that clarifies the terms and conditions and sets the tone under which management and labour agree to function over a period of time.


19				A workplace in which employees are free to join or not join the union and to pay or not pay union dues.


20				When a union encourages both its members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm involved in a labour dispute.


21				An attempt by labour to convince others to stop doing business with a firm that is the subject of a primary boycott.


22				Union officials who work permanently in an organization and represent employee interests on a daily basis.


23				A union strategy in which workers refuse to go to work.


24				Replacement workers hired to do the jobs of striking employees until the labour dispute is resolved.


25				An employee organization that has the main goal of representing members in employee–management bargaining over job-related issues.


26				A measure of the percentage of workers who belong to unions.


27				Provision in a negotiated labour–management agreement that stipulates that employees who benefit from a union must either officially join or at least pay dues to the union.


28				A workplace in which the employer is free to hire anybody, but the recruit must then join the union within a short period, perhaps a month.


29				An unauthorized (by the union) work stoppage while a labour contract is still in effect.

Answer choices for questions 1 through 29

A)	conciliation
B)	union
C)	craft union
D)	negotiated labour–management agreement (labour contract)
E)	agency shop (Rand formula)
F)	primary boycott
G)	closed shop
H)	union density
I)	collective bargaining
J)	grievance
K)	secondary boycott
L)	certification
M)	injunction
N)	back-to-work legislation
O)	mediation
P)	union security clause
Q)	check-off clause
R)	open shop
S)	arbitration
T)	industrial union
U)	givebacks
V)	strike
W)	strikebreakers
X)	decertification
Y)	lockout
Z)	shop stewards
AA)	union shop
AB)	wildcat strike
AC)	bargaining zone

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