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14 Cards in this Set
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Unskilled Labor |
Work that requires no specialized skills, education, or training |
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Semi-Skilled Labor |
Work that requires minimal specialized skills and education |
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Skilled Labor |
Work that requires specialized skills and training |
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Professional Labor |
Work that requires advanced skills and education |
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Glass Ceiling |
An unofficial barrier that sometimes prevents women and minorities from advancing to the top ranks of organizations dominated by white men |
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Labor Union |
An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members |
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Featherbedding |
The practice of negotiating labor contracts that keep unnecessary workers on a company's payroll |
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Strike |
An organized work stoppage intended to force an employer to address union demands |
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Right-To-Work Law |
A measure that bans mandatory union memberships |
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Blue-Collar Worker |
Someone who performs manual labor, often in a manufacturing job, and who earns an hourly wage |
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White-Collar Worker |
Someone who works in a professional or clerical job and who usually earns a weekly sale |
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Collective Bargaining |
The process in which union and company management meet to negotiate a new labor contract |
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Mediation |
A settlement technique in which a neutral person, the mediator, meets with each side to try to find a solution that both sides will accept |
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Arbitration |
A settlement technique in which a neutral third party listens to both sides and then imposes a decision that is legally binding for both the company and the union |
