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white collar
someone in a professional or clerical job who usually earns a salary
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unskilled labor
labor that requires no specialized skills, education, or training
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learning effect
the theory that education increases productivity and results in higher wages
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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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semiskilled worker
labor that requires minimal specialized skills and education
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right-to-work
law a measure that bans mandatory union membership
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affirmative action
*An action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, esp. in relation to employment or education
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union shop
*A place of work where employers may hire nonunion workers who must join a labor union within an agreed time.
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glass ceiling
unofficial, invisible barrier that prevents women and minorities form advancing in business dominated by white men
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collective bargaining
the process in which union and company representatives meet to negotiate a new labor contract
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