Chapter 11. Enhancing Union-Management Relations – Flashcards
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Labor Union
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an organization of workers acting together to negotiate their wages and working conditions with employers.
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Union-Management Labor relations
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The dealings between labor unions and business management bot in the bargaining process and beyond it.
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Craft Union
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an organization of skilled workers in a single craft or trade.
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The first National Labor Organization to emerge
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Knights of Labor
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What does ALF stand for?
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American Federation of labor (AFL)
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Strike
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a temporary work stoppage by employees, calculated to add force to their demands.
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Industrial Union
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an organization of both skilled and unskilled workers in a single industry.
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What does CIO stand for?
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
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Largest union organization In the country
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AFL-CIO
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Include Actors, Barbers, construction workers, carpenters, retail clerks, musicians, painters, steel and iron workers, firefighters, bricklayers, and newspaper reporters.
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AFL-CIO
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Two of the largest industrial unions
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The United Steelworkers Unions, and the United Auto Workers.
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Limited Partnership
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Center on accomplishing one specific task or project,
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Long-range strategic partnerships
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focus on sharing decision-making power for a whole range of workplace and business issues.
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Norris-La Guardia Act
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Secured rights for unions
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National Labor Restrictions Act )Wagner Act)
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Established procedures by which employees decide whether they want to be represented by a union.
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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The federal agency that enforces the provisions of the Wagner Act.
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Bargaining Unit
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The specific group of employees represented by a union.
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Jurisdiction
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The right of a particular union to organize particular groups of workers
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Collective Bargaining
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The process of negotiating a labor contract with management.
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Ratification
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Approval of a labor contract by a vote of the union membership
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Direct compensation
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The wage or salary and benefits and employee receives in exchange for his or her contribution to the organization.
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Magnitude of pay
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The amount of pay that employees receive as both direct or indirect compensation
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Seniority
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The length of time an employee has worked for an organization
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Overtime
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Time worked in excess of 40 hours in one week (under some union contracts, time worked in excess of eight hours in a single day)
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Job Security
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The protection against the loss of employment
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Union security
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Is protection of the union's position as the employees' bargaining agent.
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Workers must join the union before they are hired.
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Closed Shop
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Union Shop
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A workplace in which new employees must join the union after a specified probationary period.
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Agency Shop
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A workplace in which employees can chose not to join the union but must pay dues to the union anyway
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Maintenance Shop
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a workplace in which an employee who joins the union must remain a union member as long as he or she is employed by a firm.
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Shop Steward
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An employee elected by union members to serve as their representatives.
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Arbitration
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In which an neutral third party hears the two sides of a dispute and renders a binding decision.
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Picketing
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Marching back and fourth in front of a place of employment with signs informing the public that a strike is in progress.
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Wildcat Strike
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A strike not approved by the striker's union
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Slowdown
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A technique whereby workers report to their jobs but work at a slower pace than normal
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Boycott
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A refusal to do business with a particular firm
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Lockout
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A firm's refusal to allow employees to enter the workplace.
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Strikebreaker
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A non-union member who performs the job of a striking union member.
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Mediation
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The use of a neutral third party to assist management and the union during their negotiations.
