History
Briefly explain what a trade union is.
An organization formed by workers to protect their rights, improve working conditions, and ensure fair pay.
What is minimum wage
the lowest wage a worker receives permitted by law or by a special agreement
Identify the government agency in Jamaica responsible for safety in the workplace
Occupational safety and health department (OSHD) of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (or relevant national agency like OSHA).
Name the International organization that is responsible for promoting labour rights and setting global standards
(ILO) International Labour Organization
What is neutral third party brought in to help both sides reach an agreement called?
Mediator
What year were trade unions form?
(1871 in Great Britain and 1866 in the US)
What era was trade unions formed.
industrial Revolution
RIGHT TO REFUSE
Describe "living wage".
A living wage is defined as the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs, which includes affording essentials such as food, housing, healthcare, and education.
What is the term for a strike where workers stop work to show solidarity with other striking workers, even if their own contract is not in dispute.
Solidarity strike or sympathy strike
How do strikes work?
Employees stop coming to work in demand for higher wages or improvement in the work environment that forces the business to make a drastic decision of either accepting their demands or replacing the workers to keep the business from suffering a loss due to the lack of production.
What is the name of the union that represents workers in a single specific craft skill like plumbing.
Craft Union
Describe a "lockout" and how it is used by management as an alternative to a strike.
A lockout is when the management of a company deliberately deny employees from doing work by denying them access on the compound to do work during a labor dispute.
What term describes the practice of companies moving production to a country with fewer labour regulations.
Outsourcing OR offshoring
Name given to workers who replaced striking workers
Scab or Strike breakers
Name a famous union leader?
Alexander Bustamante
Identify the official major coordinating body for trade unions in Jamaica.
The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU)
Describe the role of a union advocate?
A union advocate represents the interests of their union members, they are responsible for negotiating contracts, lobbying for better working conditions, and ensuring that workers' rights are upheld.
What is the Primary Challenges union face when trying to organize workers across national borders.
Differences in laws, language barriers, corporate resistance, and varying economic conditions.
What does the H stand for in the acronym OSHA.
HEALTH - (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION).
Name a type of bargaining
collective bargaining
Distributive bargaining
integrative
productivity
composite
concessionary
competing
collaborating
compromising
avoiding
accommodating
charge bargaining
sentence bargaining
fact bargaining
State the process where union and management representatives negotiate terms of unemployment.
Collective baragining
What is the purpose of "whistleblower protection" clauses in a union contract?
What is the goal of a global supply chain campaign targeting a multinational corporation?
To pressure a multinational corporation to ensure decent working conditions and respect for union rights across all its global facilities and supply chains.
What is the negative short-term economic impact of a major industry-wide strike on a country's GDP.
Decrease in production, loss of sales/revenue for the company and loss of wages for the workers.