I require answer of 250-500words for each question.

Question # 1

What is an unfair Labour practice and duty of fair representation? Give examples.

Question # 2

Consider a non-union organization that you have worked for in the past or are familiar with (do research on current union drives). What reasons would employees have to seek union representation? What reasons might employees have NOT to seek to unionize or reasons why a union might fail to unionize?

Question # 3

Assume you are a Labour leader and that you were trying to organize a nonunion firm that had participative management and nonunion representation practices in place. What would you tell employees are the advantages of unionization even with these progressive HRM practices?

Question # 4

A collective agreement provided that if an employee was away from work because of a physical disability the employer would continue to pay his or her salary for one year and if the employee was away from work because of a mental disability the employer would continue his or her salary for six months. Are there any problems with this agreement?

Question # 5

A collective agreement provided for the following definition of technological change: "Technological change, . . . shall include automation, mechanization, and process change, and means the introduction of equipment or material of a different nature or kind than that previously utilized... " The employer had an existing computer system in its two locations, connected in a network via modem. Changes were made to the computer system that resulted in layoffs. The union claimed there had been a technological change and accordingly certain protection in the collective agreement was available to employees.

What could the employer's response be?

Question # 6

Explain the importance to the union of union security provisions in a collective agreement and the implications of these provisions to the employer.