Business: Chapter 11

an organization or workers acting together to negotiate their wages and working conditions with employers

the dealings between labor unions and business management both in the bargaining process and beyond it

an organization of skilled workers in a single craft or trade

a temporary work stoppage by employees, calculated to add force to their demands

an organization of both skilled and unskilled workers in a single industry

the federal agency that enforces the provisions of the Wagner Act

a court order requiring a person or group either to perform some act or to refrain from performing some act

the specific group of employees represented by a union

the right of a particular union to organize particular groups of workers

the process of negotiating a labor contract with management

approval of a labor contract by a vote of the union membeship

the length of time an employee has worked for an organization

time worked in excess of forty hours in one week (under some union contracts, time worked in excess of eight hours in a single day)

protection against the loss of employment

protection of the union's position as the employees' bargaining agent

a workplace in which workers must join the union before they are hired; outlawed by the Taft-Hartley Act

a workplace in which new employees must join the union after a specified probationary period

a workplace in which employees can choose not to join the union but must pay dues to the union anyway

a workplace in which an employee who joins the union must remain a union member as long as he or she is employed by the firm

a formally established course of action for resolving employee complaints against management

an employee elected by union members to serve as their representative

the step in a grievance procedure in which a neutral third party hears the two sudes of a dispute and renders a binding decision

marching back and forth in front of a place of employment with signs informing the public that a strike is in progress

a strike not approved by the strikers' union

a technique whereby workers report to their jobs but work at a slower pace than normal

a refusal to do business with a particular firm

a firm's refusal to allow employees to enter the workplace

a nonunion employee who performs the job of a striking union member

the use of a neutral third party to assist management and the union during their negotiations