Employee & Labor Relations Flashcards
Attempt by a union to influence an employer by putting pressure on another employer, for example, a supplier.
Secondary action
Work stoppages at union contract operations that have not been sanctioned by the union.
Wildcat strike
Form of corrective discipline that implements increasingly severe penalties for employees.
Constructive discipline
Various forms of collective employee actions taken to protest work conditions or employer actions.
Industrial actions
Violation of employee rights; act prohibited under labor relations statutes.
Unfair labor practice (ULP)
Form of corporate governance that requires a typical management board and a supervisory board and that allows management and employees to participate in strategic decision making.
Codetermination
Action of an employer to shut down operations to prevent employees from working.
Lockout
Refusal by workers to work; also refusal by workers to leave their workstations, making it impossible for the employer to use replacement workers.
Sit-down strike
Agreement that requires specific contractors to accept certain conditions in project contracts, such as paying a fair wage and contributing to health insurance, pension, and training funds.
Project labor agreement (PLA)
Positioning of employees at a place of work targeted for the action for the purpose of protest.
Picketing
Situation in which workers slow processes by performing tasks exactly to specifications or according to job or task descriptions.
Work-to-rule
Orderly way to resolve differences of opinion.
Grievance procedure
Principle of employment in the U.S. that employers have the right to hire, fire, demote, and promote whomever they choose for any reason unless there is a law or contract to the contrary and that employees have the right to quit a job at any time.
Employment at-will
Groups that represent employees, generally on a local or organizational level, for the primary purpose of receiving from employers and conveying to employees information about the workforce and the health of the enterprise.
Works councils
Common form of post-employment agreement, especially in knowledge industries, in which employee agrees not to discuss knowledge gained during employment.
Non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
