B102 Chapter 12 Terms Flashcards

6399548883	agency shop agreement	clause in labor-management agreement that says employers may hire nonunion workers; employees are not required to join the unit but must pay a union fee	0
6399550016	American Federation of Labor (AFL)	an organization of craft unions that championed fundamental labor issues; founded in 1886	1
6399550017	arbitration	the agreement to bring in an impartial third party (a single arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators) to render a binding decision in a labor dispute	2
6399551209	bargaining zone	the range of options between the initial and final offer that each part will consider before negotiations dissolve or reach an impasse	3
6399551210	certification	formal process whereby a union is recognized by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as the bargaining agent for a group of employees	4
6399551211	closed shop agreement	clause in a labor- management agreement that specified workers had to be members of a union before being hired (was outlawed by the Taft-Harley Act in 1947)	5
6399552250	collective bargaining	the process whereby union and management representatives from a labor-management agreement, or contract, for workers	6
6399554857	Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)	union organization of unskilled workers; broke away from the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1935 and rejoined it in 1955	7
6399561222	cooling-off period	when workers in a critical industry return to their jobs while the union and management continue negotiations	8
6399561223	craft union	an organization of skilled specialists in a particular craft or trade	9
6399561224	decertification	the process by which workers take away a union's right to represent them	10
6399562178	givebacks	concessions made by union members to management; gains from labor negotiations are given back to management to help employers remain competitive and thereby save jobs	11
6399562179	industrial unions	labor organizations of unskilled and semiskilled workers in mass-production industries such as automobiles and mining	12
6399563872	injunction	a court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something	13
6399563873	Knights of Labor	the first national labor union; formed in 1869	14
6399564674	lockout	an attempt by management to put pressure on unions by temporarily closing the business	15
6399564675	mediation	the use of a third party, called a mediator, who encourages both sides in a dispute to continue negotiating and often makes suggestions for resolving the dispute	16
6399567538	negotiated labor-management agreement (labor contract)	agreement that sets the tone and clarifies the terms under which management and labor agree to function over a period of time	17
6399567539	open shop agreement	agrement in right-to-work states that gives workers the option to join or not join a union, if one exists in their workplace	18
6399569065	primary boycott	when a union encourages both its members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm involved in a labor dispute	19
6399569066	right-to-work laws	legislation that gives workers the right, under an open shop, to join or not join a union if it is present	20
6399571568	secondary boycott	an attempt by labor to convince others to stop doing business with a firm that is the subject of primary boycott; prohibited by the Taft-Hartley Act	21
6399571569	sexual harassment	unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other conduct (verbal or physical) of asexual nature that creates a hostile work environment	22
6399571574	shop stewards	union officials who work permanently in an organization and represent employee interests on a daily basis	23
6399572103	strike	a union strategy in which workers refuse to go to work; the purpose is to further workers' objectives after an impasse in collective bargaining	24
6399572947	strikebreakers	workers hired to do the jobs of striking workers until the labor dispute is resolved	25
6399572948	union	an employee organization that has the main goal of representing members in employee-management bargaining over job-related issues	26
6399572949	union security clause	provision in negotiated labor-management agreement that stipulates that employees who benefit from a union must either officially join or at least pay dues to the union	27
6399573896	union shop agreement	clause in labor-management agreement that says workers do not have to be members of a union to be hired, but must agree to join the union within a prescribed period	28
6399574480	yellow-dog contract	a type of contract that required employees to agree as a condition of employment not to join a union; prohibited by the Norris-LaGuardia Act is 1932	29