Business Chapter 12

Edward was recently transferred to a location in a new state. He was surprised that he was not required to be in the union in the new state, but he was in the old state. He later learned that the new state passed a provision giving him the choice.

right to work law

Negotiated labor-management agreement

sets the tone and clarifies the terms and conditions under which management and the union will function over a specific period

If a supervisor offers an employee a pay raise in exchange for going out on a date, it is

sexual harassment

Mediation is

the use of a third party, called mediator, who encourages both sides in a dispute to continue negotiating and often makes suggestions for resolving the matter

Marcos recently landed a job at a large auto manufacturer. During his operation, he was informed that he had the union in order to keep his employment.

union shop agreement

Laws such as the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act) of 1959 were passed when:

unions became very powerful and corrupt

Worker promises not to join a labor union or to leave the union if he is a member.

yellow dog contract

What is a strike

when workers refuse to work

Right to work law

gives workers the option to join or not join a union is one exists

In the future, labor unions are likely to focus on:

pay equity

Primary boycott

occurs when labor encourages both its members and the general public not to buy the products or services of a firm engaged in a labor dispute

The concerns of most labor unions today have evolved to include:

offshore outsourcing child and elder care worker retraining

CEO compensation and bonuses are, theoretically, determined by a firm's:

profitability increase in stock price

A goal of management is to increase a company's ______, while a goal of labor unions is to provide a fair share of profits to their ______.

profits; members

What is the percent of women in the workforce with children under 18?

Nearly 75 percent

Strikebreakers

are workers hired to do the jobs of striking employees until the labor dispute is resolved

A future focus of labor unions due to the effect of job losses from offshore outsourcing is

job security

Arbitration is

an agreement to bring in an impartial third party to render a binding decision in a labor dispute

What is a lockout

an attempt by management to put pressure on union workers by temporarily closing the business

A union is

an employee organization whose main goal is representing its members in employee-management negotiation of job-related issues

Activities of the National Labor Relations Board include:

-investigating labor practices -overseeing union election campaigns

________ requires companies to give equal pay to men and women who do the same job.

Equal Pay Act of 1963

The bargaining zone is the range of ______ between the initial and final offers each party will consider before negotiations dissolve.

options

What is the main cause today of the increase of unionizing in nontraditional professions?

safety concerns

Changes in public opinion have affected labor unions by:

-the passing of laws to curb corruption in unions -influencing passage of laws to curb the power of management -prohibiting compulsive union membership

Grievance is

a charge by employees that management is not abiding by or fulfilling the terms of the negotiated labor- management agreement as they perceive it.

Injunction is

a court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something

Tiffany was excited to get a great-paying job at an eyeglass lens manufacturing plant. Although she was not forced to join the union, she was required to pay union dues as a condition of employment.

agency shop agreement

An organization of skilled specialists in a particular trade, such as plumbers, is a

craft union

Secondary boycott

is an attempt by labor to convince other to stop doing business with a firm that is the subject of a primary boycott

Stephanie was recently hired at a manufacturing plant. She spoke to a union representative, but she is not required to join the union or pay dues unless she chooses to.

open shop agreement