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Unions
Chapter 12
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Business
11th Grade
04/27/2009

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union
Definition

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
Definition
an organization of skilled specialists in a particular craft or trade
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Knights of Labor
Definition
the first national labor union; formed in 1869
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American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Definition
an organiztion of craft unions that championed fundamental labor issues
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industrial unions
Definition
labor organizations of unskilled and semiskilled workers in mass-production industries such as automobiles and mining
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Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
Definition
union organization of unskilled workers; broke away from the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1935 and rejoined it in 1955
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yellow-dog contract
Definition
a type of contract that required employees to agree as a ocndition of employment not to join a union; prohibited by the Norris-LaGuardia Act in 1932
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collective bargaining
Definition
the process whereby union and management representatives form a labor-management agreement, or contract, for workers
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certification
Definition
formal process whereby a union is recognized by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as the bargaining agent for a group of employees
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decertification
Definition
the process by which workers take away a union's right to represent them
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negotiated labor management agreement

(labor contract)

Definition
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
Definition
provision in a negotiated labor-management agreement that stipulates that employees who benefit from a union must either officially join or at least pay dues to the union
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closed shop agreement
Definition

clause in a labor management agreement that specified workers had to be members of a union before being hired

(was outlawed by the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947)

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union shop agreement
Definition
clause in a labor management agreemet 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
Definition
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
Definition
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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mediaiton
Definition
the use of a third part, called a mediator, who encourages both sides in a dispute to continue negotiating and often makes suggestions for resolving the dispute
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arbitration
Definition
the agreement to bring in an impartial third party (a single arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators) to render a binding decision in a labor dispute
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strike
Definition
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
Definition
when workers in a critical industry return to their jobs while the union and management continue negotiations
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primary boycott
Definition
when a union encourages both its members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm involved in a labor dispute
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secondary boycott
Definition
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
Definition
an attempt by management to put pressure on unions by temporarily closing business
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injunction
Definition
a court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something
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strikebreakers
Definition
workers hired to do the jobs of striking workers until the labor dispute is resolved
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givebacks
Definition
concessions made by union members to management; gains from labor negotiations are given back to management to help employers remain competitive and thereby save jobs
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sexual harassment
Definition
unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other conduct (verbal of physical) of a sexual nature that creates a hostile work environment
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open shop agreement
Definition
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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