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Union

An employee organization that represents members in employee-management bargaining over job-related issues.

Knights of Labor

A labor organization that focused on representing all workers.

AFL

A labor federation that focused on specific skilled workers.

CIO

An organization that represented unskilled workers and broke away from the AFL.

Wagner Act

Legislation that gave employees the right to form or join labor organizations and engage in collective bargaining.

Collective Bargaining

The process whereby union and management representatives form a labor-management agreement for workers.

Taft-Hartley Act

Legislation that amended the Wagner Act and permitted states to pass laws prohibiting compulsory union membership.

Fair Labor Standards Act

A law that set minimum wage and maximum working hours for workers in interstate commerce.

Closed Shop Agreement

A clause that requires workers to be union members before being hired.

Union Shop Agreement

A clause that allows hiring non-union workers, who must join the union within a specified time.

Agency Shop Agreement

A clause that permits hiring nonunion workers, but they must pay a union fee.

Open Shop Agreement

An agreement that allows workers the option to join or not join a union.

Grievance

A charge by employees that management is not following the labor-management agreement.

Mediation

A process where someone suggests resolutions for a dispute.

Arbitration

A process where a single person or panel makes a decision on a dispute.

Strike

A union strategy where workers refuse to work to advance their objectives.

Cooling Off Period

When workers in a critical industry return to work while negotiations continue.

Primary Boycott

When a union encourages its members and the public to not buy from a firm involved in a labor dispute.

Secondary Boycott

An attempt by labor to persuade others to stop business with a firm facing a primary boycott.

Lockout

Management's strategy to pressure unions by temporarily closing the business.

Injunction

A court order directing someone to do or refrain from doing something.

Strikebreakers

Workers hired to perform the jobs of employees on strike.

Bargaining Zone

The range of options between initial and final offers in negotiations.

Shop Stewards

Union officials representing employee interests on a daily basis.

Sexual Harassment

Unwelcome sexual advances or conduct creating a hostile work environment.

Elder Care

Refers to the care of Americans over 65, projected to grow to almost 80 million by 2040.

Drug Abuse and Drug Testing

Addressing the serious issues of alcohol and drug abuse in workplaces.

Violence and Bullying in the Workplace

Acknowledges ongoing risks of workplace violence, despite overall declines since the 1990s.