Chapter 27 - Practices Of Labor Unions Flashcards

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Closed shop

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An organization in which an employee must belong to the union before he or she can be hired

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Union shop

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An organization in which a worker is not required to be a member of the Union in order to be hired but must become a member within a certain time after being employed

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Collective-bargaining

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The process whereby wage rates and other issues are determined by a union bargaining with management on behalf of all union members

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Strike

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The union employees refusal to work at a certain wage or under certain conditions

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5
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Monopsony

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A single buyer in a factor market

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