Labour Relations 4th Edition By Larry Suffield – Test Bank

CHAPTER 11
PUBLIC SECTOR LABOUR RELATIONS
True/False
1. The public sector is composed of individuals who work directly for local, provincial, or
federal governments.
Answer: False
2. Twenty-two percent of employees in Canada work for the federal or provincial
government.
Answer: False
3. Union density in the public sector is over three times as high as the private sector.
Answer: True
4. Federally regulated employees in the public sector did not have the right to unionize until
1967.
Answer: True
5. Provincial government employees were granted the right to unionize in the Public Service
Staff Relations Act.
Answer: False
6. Teachers have the right to strike in all provinces.
Answer: False
7. Employers in the public sector have the same authority and priorities as employers in the
private sector.
Answer: False
8. A union dealing with a public sector employer will always know where to direct its efforts
in order to influence the employer.
Answer: False
9. Public sector employees were not initially granted the right to unionize because they are
involved in providing essential services
Answer: True
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10. Employers in the public sector do not have the same economic bottom line as private
sector employers.
Answer: True
11. There are more professional employees unionized in the public sector than the private
sector.
Answer: True
12. The legislative framework for labour relations in the public sector is fragmented.
Answer: True