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| labor force | all nonmilitary people who are eomployed or unemployed |
| learning effect | the theory that education increases productivity and results in higher wages |
| screening effect | the theory that the completion of college indicates to employers that a job applicant is intelligent and hard working |
| contingent employment | a temporary or part time job |
| productivity | value of output |
| unskilled labor | labor that requrires no specialized sills, education, or training |
| semi-skilled labor | labor that requires minimal specialized skills and education |
| skilled labor | labor that requires minimal specialized skills and education |
| professional labor | labor that requires advanced skills and education |
| glass ceiling | an unofficial invisible barrier that prevents women and minorities from advancing in business dominated by white men |
| labor union | an organization of workers that try to improve workign coditions wages and benefits for members |
| featherbedding | the practice of negotiating labor contracts that keep unnessary workers on a company payroll |
| right to work law | a measure that bans mandatory union membership |
| blue collar worker | someone who works in an industrial job often in manufacturing and who recieves wages |
| white collar | someone in a professional or clerical job who usually earns a salary |
| collective barganing | the process in which union and company reps meet to negotiate a new contract |
| arbitration | a settle ment in which a third party reviews and makes a decision that benefits both sides |
| mediation | a medator comes in and finds a solution that both sides will accept |
