Unions
What type of union comes together on an issue and then disassembles?
Craft Union
A type of contract that required employees to agree to NOT join a union.
Yellow-Dog Contract
The AFL was created by ____
Samuel Gompers
gives workers the right to join or not join a union, if one exists in their workplace.
Open Shop Agreement
Union officials who work permanently in an organization and represent employee interests on a daily basis.
Shop Stewards
What was the first National Labor Union?
Knights of Labor
Prohibited courts from issuing injunctions against nonviolent union activities
Norris-LaGuardia Act
1.The process whereby union management representatives from a labor-management agreement, or contract, for workers.
Collective Bargaining
Allows employers to hire nonunion workers who don’t have to join the union, but must pay fees.
Agency Shop Agreement
The use of a third party to encourage both sides to keep negotiating to resolve key contract issues.
Mediation
The AFL was limited to _____ workers.
Skilled
Gave employees the right to form or join labor organizations (or to refuse to form or join)
National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)
Labor unions’growth and influence has been very dependent on ________ & ______.
Public Opinion; Law
Declares workers don’t have to be members of a union to be hired, but must agree to join the union within a specific time period.
Union Shop Agreement
An agreement to bring in a third party to render a binding agreement.
Arbitration
This type of union organized unskilled workers.
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
_____ Consists of 5 members appointed y the US President and authorized to investigate and remedy unfair labor practices.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
____Set up methods to deal with strikes that affect national health and safety
Labor-Management relations Act (Taft-Hartley Act), 1947
Specified workers had to be members of a union before being hired for a job.
Closed Shop Agreement
List and describe two tactics used by labor unions/employees during conflict.
Strike:A strategy in which workers refuse to go to work.
Primary Boycott -- When a union encourages both its members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm 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.
Cooling Off Period: When workers in a critical industry return to their jobs while the union and management continue negotiations. Can last up to 80 days.
______ is still in existence today and has 12.5 million members.
AFL-CIO
Established minimum wage and maximum basic hours for workers in interstate commerce industries.
Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938
____ Guaranteed individual rights of union members in dealing with their union, such as the right to nominate candidates for union office
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act) 1959
Closed Shop Agreements were outlawed by the _____
Taft-Hartley Act/ Labor-Management Relations Act
List and explain two tactics used by management during conflict.
Lockout: An attempt by management to put pressure on unions by temporarily closing the business. Workers do not get paid.
-Injunction: A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something.
-To issue an injunction, management must show that there is the possibility of violence or destruction of private property.
-Strikebreakers(Scabs): Workers hired to do the jobs of striking workers until the labor dispute is resolved.