Test Bank For Industrial Relations in Canada 3rd Edition By Robert Hebdon
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1. Female telephone operators were actively involved in the Winnipeg General Strike. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: True2. In a “master-servant relationship” the basis of the relationship is common law. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: True3. The nine-hour movement was an international worker’s attempt to secure shorter working days. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: True4. The Knights of Labor followed the founding principles of the AFL. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: False5. The Knights of Labor were opposed to strikes. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: True6. The Berlin Convention resulted in the TLC being comprised of many union affiliates. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: False7. James Woodsworth formed the New Democratic Party (NDP). a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: False8. The One Big Union (OBU) is often associated with the Winnipeg General Strike. a. Trueb. False ANSWER: True
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9. The Wagner Act required that employers bargain collectively with certified unions. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: True10. The Rand Formula required that all dues would be paid directly to the employer. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: False11. Mexico was included in the first (1987) Free Trade Agreement. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: False12. Unifor is positioning itself as the advocacy for employed and unemployed. a. Trueb. FalseANSWER: True13. Which two groups were central to the start of the Winnipeg General Strike? a. metal workers and phone operatorsb. receptionists and metal workersc. phone operators and carpentersd. carpenters and receptionistsANSWER: a14. What term refers to a process in which trainees learn a trade under the supervision of a senior tradesperson? a. trade schoolb. development c. trade unionism d. apprenticeshipANSWER: d15. What aspect of the master-servant relationship did the labour movement try to change in the late 1800s? a. liberalized tradeb. failure to follow work ordersc. a large number of actors in the IR systemd. legal penalties for refusing work ANSWER: d
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