A Key Issue in the 2009 Toronto Municipal Workers' Strike

question 43

Multiple Choice

A key issue in the 2009 Toronto municipal workers' strike related to the use of banked sick days. How is the accumulation of sick days generally regarded in the literature?

• A) as part of an incentive plan
• B) as pay for time not worked
• C) as a mandatory benefit
• D) as a form of pension

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Definitions:

Antibody

A protein produced by the immune system that recognizes and binds to specific foreign substances (antigens) to help fight off infections.

Antigens

Substances that induce an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.

Radioimmunoassay

A sensitive technique used in biochemistry to measure concentrations of antigens by the use of antibodies.

False Positive

A test result which wrongly indicates the presence of a condition or characteristic.