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CHAPTER 4

THE STRUCTURE OF CANADIAN UNIONS

 

 

Multiple Choice Questions

 

1.    What simple term is often used to refer to the first level of the union structure?

2.    Membership

3.    Council

4.    Local

5.    The 1st

Answer C      Page 89         easy

 

2.    Which of the following is not a determinant in the size of a local union?

3.    The number of workers

4.    The geographic location of workplaces

5.    The finances of the union

6.    The structure of the relevant employment sector

Answer C      Page 89         difficult

 

3.    What two factors determine how local union decisions are made?

4.    Majority of votes cast in favour and influence of the executive

5.    Wishes of the membership and influence of the business agent

6.    High member participation and turnout at membership meetings

7.    None of the above

Answer B       Page 92         easy

 

4.    Which of the following events generally has the highest level of member participation?

5.    The ratification vote

6.    Elections of union officials

7.    Special grievance meetings

8.    The regular monthly meeting

Answer A       Page 92         intermediate

 

5.    Which of the following is generally thought to not factor prominently enough in union functions?

6.    Protecting wages

7.    Advocating for laws to help working people

8.    Protecting working conditions

9.    Collective bargaining

Answer B       Page 94         intermediate

 

6.    What labour body represents workers’ interests to local government, municipal councils, boards, and commissions?

7.    The municipal labour council

8.    The town council

9.    The labour council

10.  The local council of the national union

Answer C      Page 98         intermediate

 

7.    What elements of the labour council’s work are financed through dues from local union affiliates?

8.    Elections and other local union votes

9.    Union work performed by the elected officers, volunteers and other union members

10.  Research and reports in support of union initiatives

11.  All of the above

Answer B       Page 99         easy

 

8.    The CLC Code of union citizenship acknowledges all but which of the following in relation to CLC affiliates?

9.    Different sizes

10.  Internal structures

11.  Geographic locations

12.  Inequitable gender representations

Answer D      Page 103       intermediate

 

9.    What is the major mechanism through which the direction of the Canadian Labour Congress is determined?

10.  The national convention

11.  The vice-presidents’ council

12.  The executive board

13.  The delegates’ council

Answer A       Page 106       difficult

 

10.  Which of the following has helped to shape the distinctive quality of Industrial relations in Quebec?

11.  Religion

12.  Culture

13.  Outside ownership and control

14.  All of the above

Answer D      Page 107       easy

 

11.  Who was the first president of the Canadian Labour Congress to be elected when a previous president was also running for re-election?

12.  Hassan Husseini

13.  Ken Georgetti

14.  Buzz Hargrove

15.  Hassan Yussuff

Answer D      Page 106       easy

 

12.  Unlike many labour organizations, the ILO is an agency of what international body?

13.  NATO

14.  United Nations

15.  WTO

16.  OPEC

Answer B       Page 111       easy

 

13.  What is the largest centralized labour federation in Quebec?

14.  The Quebec Federation of Labour

15.  The Confederation of National Trade Unions

16.  The Canadian Catholic Confederation of Labour

17.  The Quebec Teacher’s Federation

Answer A       Page 107       easy

 

14.  What is the Solidarity Fund?

15.  A fund to assist disadvantaged workers

16.  A fund to provide medical and pension benefits

17.  A labour sponsored investment fund

18.  An employer sponsored investment fund

Answer C      Page 108       intermediate

 

15.  What is the supreme authority in the Confederation of National Trade Unions?

16.  The president

17.  The membership

18.  The vice-presidents’ council

19.  The congress

Answer D      Page 110       easy

 

16.  Which of the following is an important international labour body?

17.  The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

18.  The International Federation of Trade Unions

19.  The International Labour Organization

20.  All of the above

Answer C      Page 111                   intermediate

 

17.  What is the name of the Confederation of National Trade Unions’ labour sponsored investment fund?

18.  Solidarity fund

19.  Fondaction

20.  The Quebec Pension fund

21.  Investment Quebec

Answer B       Page 110       easy

 

18.  Which sector comprises the majority of membership in the Centrale des syndicats du Québec

19.  Education sector

20.  The health sector

21.  The private sector

22.  None of the above

Answer A       Page 108-109           intermediate

 

19.  Which of the following is a distinct feature of the FTQ’s relationship with the CLC?

20.  Control over health in Quebec

21.  Exclusive control over the operation of local labour councils

22.  Adjustment of per capita fees

23.  All of the above

Answer B       Page 107-108           intermediate

 

20.  Who acts as the voice of labour at the national level?

21.  The Trades and Labour Congress

22.  The Canadian Labour Congress

23.  The Canadian Congress of Labour

24.  The Quebec Federation of Labour

Answer B       Page 107       intermediate

 

21.  What does union structure seek to ensure?

22.  It remains politically active

23.  It is financially viable

24.  It is directed by the wishes of its membership

25.  It is democratically constituted

Answer C                  Page 98                     intermediate

 

22.  Which of the following does not have paid positions?

23.  CLC

24.  Labour Councils

25.  Provincial federations of labour

26.  National labour federations

Answer B       Page 99         easy

 

23.  Parent unions do all of the following except

24.  Conclude collective agreements for the local

25.  Assist in the creation of local unions

26.  Assist the local in resolving conflict with the employer

27.  Advise in the area of collective bargaining

Answer A       Page 112       difficult

 

24.  A greater percentage of Canadians belong to which type of union?

25.  International union

26.  Unaffiliated union

27.  Public sector union

28.  National union

Answer D      Page 95         easy

 

25.  What is not a generic term for parent union?

26.  regional

27.  provincial

28.  national

29.  international

Answer B       Page 95         easy

 

26.  Historically low levels of member participation indicate all but which of the following?