Cengage Chp 23 Unions and the Employment Relationship

Process by which a union representing a group of workers negotiates with management for a contract

Nonviolent refusal to continue to work until a problem is resolved.

a company tool to fight union demands by refusing to allow employees to enter its facilities to work

A method of settling disputes outside of court by using the services of a neutral third party, called a mediator. The mediator acts as a communicating agent between the parties and suggests ways in which the parties can resolve their dispute.

Violation of employee rights; act prohibited under labor relations statutes.

the practice of negotiating labor contracts that keep unnecessary workers on a company's payroll

Patrolling of a business site by workers who are on strike

A refusal to buy or use goods and services.

Found in the Landrum- Griffin Act and represents that members have the right to nominate canididates for union offices. Maintains fair elections and protects members rights therefore punishment may not be inflicted on members who challenge union leadership or its actions.

company in which employees are not required to join the union, but must pay union dues

A card signed by an employee that gives a union permission to act on his or her behalf in negotiations with management.

A group of two or more employees who share common employment interests and conditions and may reasonably be grouped together for purposes of collective bargaining

an agreement some companies forced workers to take that forbade them from joining a union. This was a method used to limit the power of unions, thus hampering their development.

A company with a labor agreement under which union membership can be a condition of employment.

Injunction issued by a judge after hearing only one side of an argument.

A work stoppage occurs when employees cease performing their jobs to show their support of a cause or to express a grievance.

A state law forbidding requirements that workers must join a union to hold their jobs.

process by which employees can reject union representation or select a different union

an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions