Chapter 8 Flashcards
A place where workers do not have to join a union
Open Shop
A place where workers can only be hired if they first join a union
Closed Shop
Nonmonetary reasons for working at a particular job
Intrinsic rewards
When an employer closes a company’s doors to striking workers until negotiators reach a contract agreement that is satisfactory to management
Lockout
Analyzing the requirements for various jobs in order to set similar wages for jobs requiring similar skill levels
Comparable worth
Dependent on machines to produce goods
Capital intensive
Non wage payments including paid sick days, holidays, vacation days, health and life insurance, and savings and retirement plans
Fringe benefits
Includes all workers in an industry, whether they are skilled, semiskilled, or unskilled
Industrial Union
An organized effort to stop purchases of a firm’s product
Primary boycott
A court order
Injunction
Negotiators call in a third party to listen to the arguments of both sides and suggest ways in which an agreement may be reached
Mediation
The lowest hourly wage an employer legally can pay a worker for a job
Minimum wage
Making up for patterns of discrimination against women, members of minority groups, and others who were traditionally, disadvantaged in the workplace
Affirmative action
Founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Union and management representatives meet to discuss their goals and offer solutions and compromises
Collective bargaining
Parading in front of a company plant while carrying signs to explain. Informs the public that a strike is in progress, may arouse support from the public, and discourages nonstrikers from entering
Pickets
Treated unfairly due to race, age, religion, sexual orientation, or gender
Discrimination in the work place
Includes everyone who is at least 16 years old and is working or actively looking for work
Labor force
The environment of the job. Must have reasonable hours, safe conditions, and a healthy environment
Working conditions
Demand for workers and other resources is derived from the consumers’ demand for the good
Derived Demand
Passed by the government requiring school attendance so more workers would get an education, which caused education levels to rise
Mandatory-Attendance laws
Organized millions of unskilled industrial workers and joined by other large industrial unions
Congress of Industrial Unions
The holding of privileges based on the number of years a worker has been employed by a firm
Seniority
The demand for goods and services can do what for the demand for specific jobs?
If the demand for certain goods and services goes up then the demand for specific jobs will go up. If the demand goes down, then the demand for specific jobs will go down.
What laws were passed in the hopes the U.S. workforce would become more educated?
Mandatory-attendance laws were passed, which helped education levels rise throughout the 1900s.
What law was created to even the playing field when hiring employees of different genders and races?
The law that was created to even the playing field when hiring employees of different genders and races was the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Who was the first president of the American Federation of Labor?
The first president of the American Federation of Labor was Samuel Gompers
Who was the President of the Congress of Industrial Organization?
The president of the Congress of Industrial Organization was John L. Lewis.
What is the difference between seniority and experience?
Seniority is the longer you work for a company, the more you get paid. Experience is the more experience you have within that job field, the more you get paid.
What is the proper name for the meeting of unions and owners to negotiate a contract?
The proper name for the meeting of unions and owners to negotiate a contract is collective bargaining.
