Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
Q

Organizations that exist to represent the interests of employees in the
workplace and to ensure fair treatment when conflicts arise between one or more
employee and management.

A

Labor unions

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The process in which labor union leadership enters into good
faith negotiations with management representatives over terms of employment such as
work hours, pay, and job security.

A

Collective bargaining

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3
Q

Written documents that describe the terms of

employment reached between management and unions.

A

Collective bargaining agreement

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4
Q

Laws that prohibit management and unions from entering into

agreements requiring union membership as a condition of employment.

A

Right-to-work laws

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5
Q

Basic element in the structure of the U.S. labor movement.

A

Local union

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6
Q

Bargaining unit, such as the Carpenters and Joiners union, which is
typically composed of members of a particular trade or skill in a specific locality.

A

Craft union:

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7
Q

Bargaining unit that generally consists of all the workers in a
particular plant or group of plants.

A

Industrial union

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8
Q

Oranization composed of local unions, which it charters

A

National union

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9
Q

Central trade union federation in the United States.

A

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFLCIO)

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10
Q

Topics related to, “What they say the stand for, campaigns,

strategic organizing, key facts, and who we are” are included on the Web site

A

www.changetowin.org

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11
Q

Union federation consisting of seven unions that broke from
the AFL-CIO and formally launched a rival labor federation representing about 6 million
workers from 7 labor unions.

A

Change to Win Coalition

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Q

Laws that prohibit management and unions from entering into

agreements requiring union membership as a condition of employment.

A

Right-to-work laws

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13
Q

Political arm of the AFL-CIO.

A

Committee on Political Education (COPE)

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14
Q

Process of training union organizers to apply for jobs at a company and,
once hired, working to unionize employees

A

Union salting

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15
Q

Process of the union inundating communities with organizers

to target a particular business.

A

Flooding the community

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16
Q

Labor maneuvers that do not coincide with a strike or an

organizing campaign to pressure an employer for better wages, benefits, and the like

A

Public awareness campaigns

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17
Q

Organizing approach by labor in which employees sign a nonsecret card of
support if they want unionization, and if 50 percent of the workforce plus one worker
signs a card, the union is formed.

A

Card check

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18
Q

The NLRB is a federal agency that administers the National Labor
Relations Act.

A

www. nlrb.gov

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19
Q

Group of employees, not necessarily union members, recognized by an
employer or certified by an administrative agency as appropriate for representation by a
labor organization for purposes of collective bargaining.

A

Bargaining unit

20
Q

Document indicating that an employee wants to be represented by a
labor organization in collective bargaining

A

Authorization card

21
Q

Bargaining issues that fall within the definition of wages,

hours, and other terms and conditions of employment

A

Mandatory bargaining issues

22
Q

Issues that may be raised, but neither side may insist that

they be bargained over.

A

Permissive bargaining issues

23
Q

Issues that are statutorily outlawed from collective

bargaining.

A

Prohibited bargaining issues

24
Q

Arrangement making union membership a prerequisite for employment

A

Closed shop

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Requirement that all employees become members of the union after aspecified period of employment (the legal minimum is 30 days) or after a union shop provision has been negotiated.
Union shop
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Employees who are members of the union when the labor agreement is signed or who later voluntarily join must continue their memberships until the termination of the agreement, as a condition of employment.
Maintenance of membership
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Labor agreement provision requiring, as a condition of employment, that each nonunion member of a bargaining unit pay the union the equivalent of membership dues as a service charge in return for the union acting as the bargaining agent.
Agency shop
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Employment on equal terms to union members and nonmembers alike.
Open shop
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Agreement by which a company agrees to withhold union dues from members’ paychecks and to forward the money directly to the union
Checkoff of dues
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Employee’s dissatisfaction or feeling of personal injustice relating to his or her employment
Grievance
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Formal, systematic process that permits employees to express | complaints without jeopardizing their jobs.
Grievance procedure
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An individual who is both an official of the union and a company employee who represents and defends the interests of fellow employees
Union steward
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The length of time an employee has been associated with the company, division, department, or job.
Seniority
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Demands that the union does not expect management to meet | when they are first made.
Beachhead demands
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Neutral third party enters the negotiations and attempts to facilitate a resolution to a labor dispute when a bargaining impasse has occurred
Mediation
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Process in which a dispute is submitted to an impartial third party for a binding decision; basically acts as a judge and jury
Arbitration
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Arbitration involving disputes over the interpretation and application of the various provisions of an existing contract
Rights arbitration
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Arbitration that involves disputes over the terms of proposed collective bargaining agreements.
Interest arbitration:
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Action by union members who refuse to work in order to exert pressure on management in negotiations
Strike
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Agreement by union members to refuse to use or buy the firm’s products.
Boycott
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Union attempt to encourage third parties (such as suppliers and customers) to stop doing business with a firm; declared illegal by the Taft-Hartley Act.
Secondary boycott
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Management decision to keep union workers out of the workplace and run the operation with management personnel or replacements.
Lockout
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An arbitration procedure is used in the public sector whereby the arbitrator must select one party’s offer either as a package or issue-by-issue selection
Final-offer arbitration
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Reverse of the process that employees must follow to be recognized as an official bargaining unit.
Decertification
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