Chapter 32 Flashcards

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AFL-CIO

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The 1955 combination of the AFL and the CIO.

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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

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A federal administrative agency that oversees union elections, prevents employers and unions from engaging in illegal and unfair labor practices, and enforces and interprets certain federal labor laws.

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Section 7 of the NLRA

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A law that gives employees the right to join together to form a union.

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Inaccessibility Exception

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A rule that permits employees and union officials to engage in union solicitation on company property if the employees are beyond reach of reasonable union efforts to communicate with them.

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Section 8(a) of the NLRA

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A law that makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to interfere with, coerce, or restrain employees from exercising their statutory right to form and join unions.

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Collective Bargaining

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The act of negotiating contract terms between an employer and the members of a union.

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Collective Bargaining Agreement

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The contract that results from a collective bargaining procedure.

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Union Shop

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A workplace where an employee must join the union within a certain number of days after being hired.

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Agency Shop

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A workplace where an employee does not have to join the union but must pay a fee equal to the union dues.

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Strike

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A cessation of work by union members in order to obtain economic benefits or correct an unfair labor practice.

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Cooling-Off Period

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A mandatory 60 days’ notice before a strike can commence.

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Employer Lockout

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An act of an employer to prevent employees from entering the work premises when the employer reasonably anticipates a strike.

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Picketing

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The action of strikers walking in front of an employer’s premises, carrying signs announcing their strike.

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Secondary Boycott Picketing

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A type of picketing in which a union tries to bring pressure against an employer by picketing the employer’s suppliers or customers.

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Title I of the Landrum-Griffin Act

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Labor’s “bill of rights,” which gives each union member equal rights and privileges to nominate candidates for union office, vote in elections, and participate in membership meetings.

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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

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A federal act that requires employers with 100 or more employees to give their employees 60 days’ notice before engaging in certain plant closings or layoffs.