Across
- 2. businesses that provide vital services such as electricity, gas, water, etc.
- 5. Laws state laws which give people the right to work without belonging to a union
- 9. a process by which management and labor reach agreements through negotiation and compromise
- 10. a situation in which producers or sellers of a similar goods or services each try to get consumers to buy their products
- 13. dues paid by workers to support the union
- 14. workers who cross a picket line to do the jobs of striking workers
- 16. an organization that fights for workers rights, wages, and benefits in a particular industry
- 17. a refusal to buy goods or services until an agreement is reached
- 18. written guarantees that products or services do what they are supposed to doAutomation - The use of machinery in place of human labor
- 19. a situation in which there are large numbers of buyers and sellers for the same product or service
- 20. The price that businesses pay workers in exchange for labor
Down
- 1. The lowest hourly amount of money that a business can legally pay its workers
- 2. a business at which employees must join a union after a certain period of time, typically 60 or 90 days
- 3. a process by which an outside party decides the terms of an agreement that must be accepted by both sides in a labor dispute
- 4. the closing of a business by management to force workers to accept terms of an agreement
- 6. a work stoppage by labor union to win terms of an agreement
- 7. a business in which employees are not required to join a union but must pay union dues
- 8. a business that only hires workers belonging to to a union
- 11. a business that has no competition
- 12. any benefits given to workers other than wages, such as vacation pay or sick leave
- 15. Those 16 years old or older who are either employed or looking for work
