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31 Cards in this Set
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union
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an employee organization that has the main goal of representing members in employee-management bargaining over job related issues
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craft union
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an organization of skilled speciealists in a particular craft or trade
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Knights of Labor
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the first national labor union; formed in 1869
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American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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an orginization of craft unions that championed fundamental labor issues; founded in 1886
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Industrial unions
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labor organizations of unskilled and semskilled workers in mass-production industries such as automobiles and minging
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Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
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Union organization of unskilled workers; broke way from the American Federation of Laboer in 1935 and rejoined it in 1955
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yellow dog contract
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a type of contract that required employees to agree as a condition of employment not to join a unionl prohibed by the Norris-LaGuardia Act in 1932
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collective bargaining
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the process wherby union and management representatives form a labor-management agreement, or contract, for workers
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certification
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formal process wherby a union is recognized by the NLLRB as bargaining agent for a group of employees
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decertification
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the process by which workers take away a unions right to represent them
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negotiated labor management agreement (labor contract)
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agreement that sets the tone and clarifies the terms under which management and labor agree to function over a period of time
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union security clause
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provision in a negotiated labor management agreement that stipulates that employees who benefit from a union must eithe officially join or at least pay dues to the union
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closed shop agreement
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clause in a labor management agreement that specified workers had to be members of a union before being hired
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union shop agreement
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clause in a labor- management agreement that says workers do not have to be members of a union to be hired, but must agree to join the union within a prescribed period
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agency shop agreement
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clause in a labor-management agreement that says employers may hire nonunion workers; employees are not required to join the union but must pay a union fee
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right to work laws
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legislation that gives workers the right, under an open shop, to join or not join a union if it is present
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open shop agreement
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agreement in right to work states that gives workers the option to join or not join a union, if one exists in their workplace.
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grievance
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a charge by employees that management is not abiding by the terms of the negotiated labor-management agreement
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shop stewards
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union officials who work permanently in an organization and represent employee intersts on a daily basis
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bargaining zone
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the range of options between the inital and final offer that each party will consider before negotiations dissolve or reach an impasse
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mediation
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the use of a third party, called a mediator, who encourages both sides in a dispute to continue negotiating and often makes suggestions fo resolving the dispute
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arbitration
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the agreement to bring an impartial third party to render a binding decision in a labor dispute
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strike
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a union strategy in which workers refuse to go to work; the purpose is to further workers objectives after an impasse in collective bargaining
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cooling off period
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when workers in a critical industry return to their jobs while the union and management continue negotiations
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primary boycott
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when a union encourages both is members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm involved in a labor dispute
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secondary boycott
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an attempt by labor to convince others to stop doing business with a firm that is the subject of a primary boycott; prohibited by the Taft Hartley Act
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lockout
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an attempt by mnagement to put pressure on unions by temporarily closing the business
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injunction
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a court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something
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strikebreakers
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workers hired to do the jobs of striking workers until the labor dispute is resolved
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givebacks
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concessions made by union members to managementl gains from labor negotiations are given back to management to help employers remain competitive and thereby save jobs
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sexual harassment
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unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other conduct of a sexual nature that creates a hostile work environment
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