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13 Cards in this Set
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SCABS |
persons who continue to work or who do the work of workers who are on strike
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LOCAL |
the basic unit of every union organization which has its own elected leaders, etc.
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BENEFITS |
paid vacations, pensions, health and welfare provisions, life insurance, etc., the cost of which is borne in whole or in part by the employer
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LOCKOUT |
tactic used by an employer to get a settlement on its own terms by refusing work to employees or by closing its doors |
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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT |
an agreement in writing between one or more unions acting as bargaining agent, and one or more employers, covering wages, hours, working conditions, benefits etc. |
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STEWARD |
a union activist who represents a specific group of members and the union. |
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CERTIFICATION |
official designation of a union by the Labour Relations Board as the exclusive bargaining agent |
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RAND FORMULA |
compulsory check-off of union dues; everyone must pay union dues even if not a member of that union |
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GRIEVANCE |
complaint against management by one or more employees, or a union |
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WILDCAT STRIKE |
an illegal stoppage of work since it takes place during the term of the collective agreement |
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PROBATION |
the beginning of employment where the employee may have less rights than permanent employees; employee can also be terminated with fewer reasons |
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ARBITRATION |
a method of settling the disagreements by bringing in a 3rd party; the decision is binding and cannot be argued by either union or management |
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WORK TO RULE |
a slowdown in work in which workers do the minimum requirements of the job only – it is NOT a strike
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