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1. Union- An employee organization that has the main goal of representing members in employee-management bargaining over job-related issues.

2. Knights of Labor focused on representing all workers, AFL focused on specific skilled workers, CIO represented unskilled workers that broke away from the AFL. Merger between AFL and CIO

3. Wagner Act- Gave employees the right to form or join labor organizations to collectively bargain with employees through elected union representatives, and the right to engage in labor activities such as strikes, picketing, boycotts.

4. Collective Bargaining- The process whereby union and management representatives form a labor-management agreement, or contract, for workers

5. Taft-Hartley Act- Amended the Wagner Act; permitted states to pass laws prohibiting compulsory union membership

6. Fair Labor Standards Act- Set a minimum wage and maximum basic hours for workers in interstate commerce industries. The first minimum wage set was 25 cents and hour, except for farm and retail workers.

7. Closed Shop Agreement- Clause in a labor- management agreement that specified workers had to be members of a union before being hired

8. Union Shop Agreement- Clause in a 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

9. Agency Shop Agreement- Clause in a labor- Management agreement that says employers may hire nonunion workers: employees are not required to join the union but must pay a union fee

10. Open shop agreement- Agreement in right-to-work states that gives workers the option to join or not join a union, if one exists in their workplace

11. Grievance- A charge by employees that management is not abiding by the terms of the negotiated labor–management agreement.

12. Mediation is someone makes suggestions for resolving the matter and Arbitration is when a single person or panel makes a decision

13. 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.cooling Cooling Off Period- When workers in a critical industry return to their jobs while the union and management continue negotiations. 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.secondary boycott-An attempt by labor to convince others to stop doing business with a firm that is the subject of a primary boycott; prohibited by the Taft-Hartley Act. Lockout- An attempt by management to put pressure on unions by temporarily closing the business. Injunction- A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something. Strikebreakers- Workers hired to do the jobs of striking workers until the labor dispute is resolved.

14. Bargaining Zone- The range of options between the initial and final offer that each party will consider before negotiations dissolve or reach an impasse.

15. Shop Stewards- Union officials who work permanently in an organization and represent employee interests on a daily basis.

16. Lockout- An attempt by management to put pressure on unions by temporarily closing the business. Injunction- A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something.

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

18. Strikebreakers- Workers hired to do the jobs of striking workers until the labor dispute is resolved. Unions sometimes refer to strikebreakers as scabs

19. Sexual harassment - refers to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that creates a hostile work environment.

Elder Care - Currently, there are approximately 46.2 million Americans over the age of 65. Over the next 20 years, the number of Americans over 65 is expected to grow to almost 80 million; that will be approximately 21.7 percent of the U.S. population in 2040

Drug Abuse and Drug Testing - Alcohol and drug abuse remain serious workplace issues that touch many workers and stretch from factory floors to construction sites to the locker rooms of professional sports teams.

Violence and Bullying in the Workplace- The school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School shocked the nation. The tragedy also reminded businesses that even though workplace violence has declined since the 1990s, the threat has in no way disappeared.