IDRL 320 Definitions Exam Questions
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Arbitrator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. An individual or three-person expert
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arbitration board tasked with writing the terms of a collective agreement when
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the union and employer are unable to reach agreement through voluntary
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collective bargaining. |
2. An individual or three-person expert arbitration panel appointed to decide
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dispute over the application and interpretation of collective agreements.
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Collective Agreement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A contract between an employer
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(or employers) and a trade union (or trade unions) that sets out the conditions of
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employment for a group of employees | | | | |
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A system of judge-made rules originating
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in England around the 12th century, and inherited by Canada, as a British colony,
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that uses a precedent-based approach to case law. Earlier decisions dealing with
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similar facts or legal issues guide later decisions to create legal predictability.
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However, common law rules can and often do evolve as social values change.
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Back-to-work legislation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A statute enacted for the
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specific purpose of bringing an end to a lawful work stoppage by referring
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outstanding bargaining issues to an interest arbitrator for final resolution.
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Certification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The process of legally recognizing a union as
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the exclusive bargaining agent of a particular group of workers.
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, Collective Bargaining - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Negotiations between an
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association of employees (usually but not always a union) and an employer or
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association of employers aimed at reaching a collective agreement.
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Concilliation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A form of mediation in which a neutral
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collective bargaining expert attempts to assist an employee association (e.g., a
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union) and an employer or employer association in reaching a collective
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agreement.
Decertification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The legal process through which | | | | | | | |
unionized workers remove their union as their legal representative and transition
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from the collective bargaining regime to the common law regime.
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Duty of fair representation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A legal obligation imposed on
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unions to represent employees who fall within the scope of their representation
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rights in a manner that is not arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith.
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Essential Services - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Services that are essential to protect
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the health, safety, or security of the public. For example, police officers,
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firefighters, and medical practitioners perform essential services. Some
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governments consider services that are important to the public, such as public
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transit or mail delivery, as essential services as well
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Final Offer Selection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A form of interest arbitration in
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which the interest arbitrator is restricted to imposing either the employer's or the
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union's proposed collective agreement in its entirety.
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With Correct Answers
Arbitrator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. An individual or three-person expert
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arbitration board tasked with writing the terms of a collective agreement when
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the union and employer are unable to reach agreement through voluntary
| | | | | | | | | | |
collective bargaining. |
2. An individual or three-person expert arbitration panel appointed to decide
| | | | | | | | | | |
dispute over the application and interpretation of collective agreements.
| | | | | | | |
Collective Agreement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A contract between an employer
| | | | | | | | |
(or employers) and a trade union (or trade unions) that sets out the conditions of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
employment for a group of employees | | | | |
Common Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A system of judge-made rules originating
| | | | | | | | | |
in England around the 12th century, and inherited by Canada, as a British colony,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
that uses a precedent-based approach to case law. Earlier decisions dealing with
| | | | | | | | | | | |
similar facts or legal issues guide later decisions to create legal predictability.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
However, common law rules can and often do evolve as social values change.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Back-to-work legislation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A statute enacted for the
| | | | | | | | |
specific purpose of bringing an end to a lawful work stoppage by referring
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
outstanding bargaining issues to an interest arbitrator for final resolution.
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Certification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The process of legally recognizing a union as
| | | | | | | | | |
the exclusive bargaining agent of a particular group of workers.
| | | | | | | | | |
, Collective Bargaining - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Negotiations between an
| | | | | | |
association of employees (usually but not always a union) and an employer or
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
association of employers aimed at reaching a collective agreement.
| | | | | | | |
Concilliation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A form of mediation in which a neutral
| | | | | | | | | | |
collective bargaining expert attempts to assist an employee association (e.g., a
| | | | | | | | | | |
union) and an employer or employer association in reaching a collective
| | | | | | | | | | |
agreement.
Decertification - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The legal process through which | | | | | | | |
unionized workers remove their union as their legal representative and transition
| | | | | | | | | | |
from the collective bargaining regime to the common law regime.
| | | | | | | | |
Duty of fair representation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A legal obligation imposed on
| | | | | | | | | |
unions to represent employees who fall within the scope of their representation
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rights in a manner that is not arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Essential Services - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Services that are essential to protect
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the health, safety, or security of the public. For example, police officers,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
firefighters, and medical practitioners perform essential services. Some
| | | | | | | |
governments consider services that are important to the public, such as public
| | | | | | | | | | | |
transit or mail delivery, as essential services as well
| | | | | | | |
Final Offer Selection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A form of interest arbitration in
| | | | | | | | | | |
which the interest arbitrator is restricted to imposing either the employer's or the
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union's proposed collective agreement in its entirety.
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