Chapter 8 Flashcards
closed shops
a situation in which the employer agrees to only hire union members
union shops
an employment situation where workers don’t have to belong to the union to be hired
modified union shops
workers don’t have to belong to a union to be hired and can’t be made to join one to keep their jobs
agency shops
an agreement that doesn’t require a worker to join a union as a condition to get or keep a job, but it does require the worker to pay union dues to help pay collective bargaining costs
grievance procedure
a provision for resolving issues that may come up later
mediation
the process of bringing in a neutral 3rd person or people to help settle a dispute
arbitration
the process in which both sides agree to place their differences before a 3rd party whose decision will be accepted as final
fact-finding
an agreement between union and management to have a neutral 3rd party collect facts about a dispute and present non-binding recommendations
injunction
a court order not to act
seizure
a temporary takeover of operations
unskilled labor
people who work primarily with their hands because they lack the training and skills required for other tasks
semiskilled labor
workers with enough mechanical abilities and skills to operate machines that require a minimum amount of training
skilled labor
workers who are able to operate complex equipment and perform their tasks with little supervision
professional labor
individuals with the highest level of knowledge based education and managerial skills
noncompeting labor grades
broad categories of labor that don’t directly compete with one another because of experience, training, education, and other human capital investments
