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THE HISTORY OF TRANSIT STRIKES IN METRO VANCOUVER AND STRIKE VOCABULARY
THE HISTORY OF TRANSIT STRIKES IN METRO VANCOUVER AND STRIKE VOCABULARY
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#STRIKE TERMINOLOGY#HISTORY BUS STRIKES METRO VANCOUVER
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1
What are the words used to describe a meeting of union and management?
Meeting are stalled.
Collective bargaining.
Broken off talks.
Mediated intervention.
2
How long has the Transit Union represented Transit workers?
Just after the 2001 strike.
In 1982, just before the 1984 strike
Since the mid-70s
Very new-only since 2018.
3
What is a scab?
A nasty manager who will come to the table.
The blisters that people get on their feet due to picketing
A troublesome striker
A person who crosses picket line to break strikes
4
What is a sympathy strike?
When a union feels sympathetic to another union.
When even the management sympathize with a union.
When private citizens support a union.
When one union strikes to help a sister union
5
What do the words to "break a strike"?
When workers officially go back to work.
When armed thugs beat up union workers and allow strikebreakers to work.
When workers officially stop working.
When unauthorized employees walk through picket lines
6
What's another word that is similar to strike
job action
sit in
walkout
slowdown
7
The first big transit strike occurred in 1984 and lasted from...
The winter of 1983-84. Cold and bitter.
From Sept-Dec 1984-A cold Autumn!
The spring of 1984(Apr01) to mid-summer(mid Aug)
All summer long. June 15th-Sept 20th 1984
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What is a picket?
A group of people with signs blocking access to a company entrance.
A group of people paid to block a competitor.
A group of people angry about a company's behaviour.
A group of people who are making fun of a company.
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What is the word used to describe police or thugs closing down a union by force.
decertifying a union.
strikebreaking
Union busting
Taking strike action
10
What is the definition of a lockout?
When the media locks out both employer and employees away from the press.
When the government locks both parties out of a work site.
When union employees locks an employer out of the building.
When an employee is locked out of a location by the employer.
11
What do we call it when a union have been injured by an employer.
A protest.
A grievance.
A job action.
A gripe.
12
When did Translink employees have the right to declare a strike?
Union is illegally striking-contract still in effect
Since November of 2016-have been working without a contract for 3 years.
Since mid-summer 2019
Starting this November 1st
13
What is a "flying picket"?
Picketers who walk around as they're so cold.
A group of picketers who use air travel.
Picketers who can quickly move from place to place.
A group of picketers who are always "high" or flying on drugs.
14
Why is the union rejecting the roughly 10% wage increase over 4 years?
To make an impression-strikes are very rare.
The union has a bad history with Translink-bitterness.
Not many wage increases and they feel they haven't kept up with inflation.
They are trying to get as much as they can.
15
What is one of the major things that bus operators want to achieve?
More money and better working conditions
Just a lot more money.
Money, better jobs conditions for employees and passengers.
Only better job conditions for employees and passengers.
16
What term do we use to describe a successful unin negotiation?
Ongoing talks.
Union proposal
Ratified union contract.
Management counteroffer.
17
A wildcat strike refers to...
To begin a strike.
When strikers are angry as a wildcat.
The same as a strike
A work stoppage not authorized by the union.
18
Why is Translink unhappy with workers' wage and conditions demands?
Need the money to expand transit service.
Think that workers want too much money
Feel that workers demand for better conditions is ridiculous
Are angry that transit workers are breaking the law.
19
When you are "working to rule" you are...
work ing harder as if you own the company
just work ing a regular shift-no overtime!
just work ing the bare minimum-and no more.
try ing to avoid coming to work at all.
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How long did the next strike in 2001 last.
All year long-April 1st to Dec 1st.
A 2-month strike from mid-May to mid-July 2001
From April 1st to mid-August 2001
Short-only 3 or 4 weeks in April.
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Why doesn't the transit company really object to a long strike.
They think it will give them more support as anger grows.
They can actually save a lot of money if employees aren't getting paid.
They actually hate long strikes.
They think that they are a necessary evil.
