TEST TUESDAY!!! APRIL 10, 2012
CHAPTER 9 STUDY GUIDE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Negotiations between labor and management
BLACKLISTED
When
a person is NOT allowed to work in any factory because he or she tried to form
a union at their previous job
LOCKOUT
This
is when management refuses to let the employees work to try and force them to
negotiate a new contract.
BOYCOTT
This
is when a group of people refuses to do business with a specific company. They
are trying to hurt that company buy not buying products
EXAMPLE: South Carolina is currently being boycotted by the
NAACP because the Confederate flag is being flown over their state capital.
MEDIATION
This is a voluntary negotiation between sides and
involves a third party.
STRIKE
A
work stoppage by the union members is this
ARBITRATION
If
this occurs, both sides are required to accept the third person’s decision
INJUNCTION
A court order ending the work stoppage
FRINGE BENEFITS
Positive
benefits from your job in addition to your job
BLUE COLLAR
Manual
labor manufacturing, non farm
WHITE COLLAR
Professionals- office workers, sales person, teachers, and doctors
Most
jobs that require a college degree
Examples:
Doctor is both a skilled worker and a white-collar worker
SCAB
A person that crosses a picket line to replace the
striking workers
COLA
Cost
of Living Adjustment
MEA
Memphis
Education Association, NOT all teachers are members
A large increase in the
national minimum wage would cause teenage unemployment to rise.
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