A federation of national unions formed in 1886.
A procedure of settling union-management differences by having a neutral
outside party make a binding decision.
The workers for whom the union is bargaining and to whom the labor
contract applies.
When a union represents all the workers in an industry and only a single
firm hires these workers.
An attempt by union members to block the distribution and sale of the
products of the employer with whom they are having a labor
dispute.
An emphasis by trade unions on their economic power as a means of
achieving higher real wages and better working conditions.
A form of union security that calls for the employer to deduct or
withhold union dues from workers' paychecks and to pay those
dues directly to the union.
A U. S. law passed in 1964 that prohibits discrimination in hiring,
firing, or promotions based on race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin.
An arrangement that requires a person to be a member of a specific union
before he or she can be hired.
The approach used by labor unions to bargain for groups of workers
3401. Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO): a
federation of industrial unions formed in 19 3 8 to rival the AF
of L.
Organizations representing certain kinds of skilled workers.
The practice of forcing an employer to pay for services that workers do
not actually perform.
Forms of compensation other than wages.
Unions that represent all the workers in an industry.
The conditions for job continuance and the handling of grievances.
A strike concerning which union will represent a given group of workers.
Organizations whose major goals are to improve the wage rates and working
conditions of their members.
A U.S. law passed in 1959 that regulates the relationship between union
governments and their members.
A work stoppage in which the company closes a plant to its workers.
A wage rate set by government as the lowest that firms are allowed to
pay.
A market in which individual companies can use their control over the
purchase of a resource to influence the resource price.
A U.S. law passed in 1932 granting workers full freedom of association
and self-organization; it also limited the courts power to issue
injunctions and made the yellowdog contract unenforceable.
The parading of striking workers before the entrance to their work place
in the hope of convincing other workers, customers, or suppliers
not to enter.
A boycott or strike against an employer other than the one with which the
union has a dispute.
The worker who has been on the job the longest is the last to be laid off
and the first to be rehired.
A worker elected to represent the union on the job.
A work stoppage in which workers refuse to work.
A U. S. law passed in 1947 that forbade unions to interfere with the
organization of employers, to refuse to bargain with employer
representatives, or to enter into closed shop agreements.
An arrangement that allows employers to hire nonunion employees, who are
then required to join the union within thirty days.
A U.S. law passed in 1935 that made collective bargaining part of U.S.
public policy and named several unfair employer labor practices.
Rules that specify the amount of work to be performed.
An agreement entered into by a worker that, as a condition of employment,
he or she will not join a union.
