Across
- 7. State law making it illegal to require a worker to join a union
- 10. prevailing pay scale for work performed in an occupation in a given area or region
- 11. Worst period of economic decline in U.S. history lasting from approximately 1929 to 1939
- 12. Demonstrate or march before a place of bussiness to protest a company's actions or policies
- 16. process of resolving a dispute by bringing in a neutral third party to help both sides reach a compromise
- 17. temporary government takeover of a company to keep it running during a labor-management dispute
- 20. Arrangement under which worker must join a union after being hired
- 21. Labor union whose members perform the same kind of work; same as trade union
- 22. agreement by two parties to place a dispute before a third party for a binding settlement; also called binding arbitration
- 26. length of time a person has been on a job
- 28. dollar amounts or prices that are not adjusted for inflation
- 29. noninstitutionalized part of the population, aged 16 and over, either working or looking for a job
- 30. lowest legal wage that can be paid to most workers
- 33. explanation of wage rates based on the bargaining strength of organized labor
- 34. dollar amounts or prices that have been adjusted for inflation
- 35. Organized work stoppage designed to gain concessions from an employer
- 36. Arrangement under which workers have the option to join a union after being hired
Down
- 1. provision in a contract outlining the way future disputes and grievance issues will be resolved
- 2. wage scale paying newer workers a lower wage than others already on the job
- 3. seemingly invisible barrier hindering advancement of women and minorities in a white male-dominated organization
- 4. year serving as a point of comparison for other years in a price index or other statistical measure
- 5. guaranteed contract or portion of a contract reserved for a targeted group, usually a minority
- 6. explanation stating that the supply and demand for a worker’s skills and services determine the wage or salary
- 8. Management refusal to let employees work until company demands are met
- 9. theory that employers are willing to pay more for people with certificates, diplomas, degrees, and other indicators of superior ability
- 13. in the form of refusal to buy, including attemps to convince others to take their business elsewhere
- 14. wage, fringe benefit, or work rule given up when renegotiating a contract
- 15. Labor union not affiliated with the AFL-C10 or the change to win coalition
- 18. wage rate leaving neither a surplus nor a shortage of workers in the market
- 19. unions are organized, supported, or run by an employer
- 23. court order issued to prevent a company or union from taking or not taking action during a labor dispute
- 24. Labor union whose members perform different kinds of work in the same industry
- 25. process of negotiating between union and management representatives over pay, benefits, and job-related matters
- 27. Arrangement under which nonunion members must pay union dues
- 31. Agreement between union and management to have a neutral third party collect facts about a dispute and present nonbinding recommendations
- 32. Arrangement under which workers must join a union before they are hired; usually illegal