NURS414 - Week 9 Test With
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What are key characteristics of a union - Answer Safe & equitable
Required, can opt out
union members audience
What are key characteristics of an association - Answer Advance the profession and
nurses
Voluntary
All nurses audience
What are key characteristics of a regulatory body - Answer Licence nurses, protect the
public
Required
Public audience
What is a union - Answer •A formal and legal group that works through a collective
bargaining agent to formally present desires to management
Who establishes labour legislation - Answer •Canada Labour Code regulates and sets
standards for government employees; however, each province establishes own labour
legislation
What are the advantages of a union - Answer Gather of information from a collective
rather than one person
What are the disadvantages of a union - Answer With a large group there are a lot of
views
What is the Ontario union for nurses - Answer Ontario Nurses Association
How do unions encourage workplace advocacy - Answer •Activities that nurses as a
collective/group address common workplace issues
•Strengthen and supports teamwork
•Example: Practice committees
How do unions encourage collective barganing - Answer •Group of nurses bargaining
with management for the group desires on issues such as wages, work environment,
benefits
, •A union - collective bargaining agent
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions - Answer •Established in 1987
•National collective of unions
•Saskatchewan. PEI and Nfld Unions led the initial effort
•Quebec is the only provincial union that is not a member (they observe)
What is collective bargaining - Answer 1. Participants create structure, establish power
and goals
2. Process includes striving for this goal (strikes, negotiation, lockouts, etc)
3. Outcomes look at contract/award, pay scales, etc.
What are good management-union relationships - Answer - collaboration between
management, union and HR department
- Managers are a partner in the collective agreement and must uphold all items in the CA
- Union must be present for all disciplinary and termination activity
- HR represents the institution and to support management
What is Grievance - Answer •Occurs when one or more of the collective agreement
provisions has been violated.
•Difference of opinions between union members and their manager related to collective
agreement
What is an example of Grievance - Answer if a nurse manager does not post the work
schedule in advance of the required number of weeks (i.e. 12 weeks), or a nurse is not
paid overtime when they should be, according to the CA.
Why might there be differences in Grievance - Answer • Differences can be related to
interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of agreement
•Grievance can be filed as an individual, or as a group. Agreed-upon process for
resolving disputes.
What is Arbitration - Answer •If grievance process cannot resolve the issue
satisfactorily it goes to arbitration
•Procedure in which a dispute is submitted, by agreement of the parties, to one or more
external arbitrators who make a binding decision on the dispute.
•Employer/Manager/HR/Lawyer versus Union/Employee/Lawyer
What are 2 key disadvantages of Arbitation - Answer 1. Expensive
Verified Answers
What are key characteristics of a union - Answer Safe & equitable
Required, can opt out
union members audience
What are key characteristics of an association - Answer Advance the profession and
nurses
Voluntary
All nurses audience
What are key characteristics of a regulatory body - Answer Licence nurses, protect the
public
Required
Public audience
What is a union - Answer •A formal and legal group that works through a collective
bargaining agent to formally present desires to management
Who establishes labour legislation - Answer •Canada Labour Code regulates and sets
standards for government employees; however, each province establishes own labour
legislation
What are the advantages of a union - Answer Gather of information from a collective
rather than one person
What are the disadvantages of a union - Answer With a large group there are a lot of
views
What is the Ontario union for nurses - Answer Ontario Nurses Association
How do unions encourage workplace advocacy - Answer •Activities that nurses as a
collective/group address common workplace issues
•Strengthen and supports teamwork
•Example: Practice committees
How do unions encourage collective barganing - Answer •Group of nurses bargaining
with management for the group desires on issues such as wages, work environment,
benefits
, •A union - collective bargaining agent
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions - Answer •Established in 1987
•National collective of unions
•Saskatchewan. PEI and Nfld Unions led the initial effort
•Quebec is the only provincial union that is not a member (they observe)
What is collective bargaining - Answer 1. Participants create structure, establish power
and goals
2. Process includes striving for this goal (strikes, negotiation, lockouts, etc)
3. Outcomes look at contract/award, pay scales, etc.
What are good management-union relationships - Answer - collaboration between
management, union and HR department
- Managers are a partner in the collective agreement and must uphold all items in the CA
- Union must be present for all disciplinary and termination activity
- HR represents the institution and to support management
What is Grievance - Answer •Occurs when one or more of the collective agreement
provisions has been violated.
•Difference of opinions between union members and their manager related to collective
agreement
What is an example of Grievance - Answer if a nurse manager does not post the work
schedule in advance of the required number of weeks (i.e. 12 weeks), or a nurse is not
paid overtime when they should be, according to the CA.
Why might there be differences in Grievance - Answer • Differences can be related to
interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of agreement
•Grievance can be filed as an individual, or as a group. Agreed-upon process for
resolving disputes.
What is Arbitration - Answer •If grievance process cannot resolve the issue
satisfactorily it goes to arbitration
•Procedure in which a dispute is submitted, by agreement of the parties, to one or more
external arbitrators who make a binding decision on the dispute.
•Employer/Manager/HR/Lawyer versus Union/Employee/Lawyer
What are 2 key disadvantages of Arbitation - Answer 1. Expensive
