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| agency shop | is an agreement that does not require a worker to join a union as a condition to get or keep a job |
| Great Depression | the worst period of economic decline and stagnation in the history of the US |
| right-to-work law | is a state law making it illegal to force workers to join a union as a condition of employment |
| independent union | unions that do not belong to the AFL-CIO or the Change to Win Coalition |
| closed shop | in which an employer agrees to hire only union members |
| union shop | where workers do not have to belong to the union to be hired but must join soon after and remain a member for as long as they keep their jobs |
| modified union shop | under this arrangement workers do not have to belong to a union to be hired and cannot be made to join one to keep their jobs |
| trade union | an association of skilled workers who perform the same kind of work |
| strike | refuse to work until certain demands were met |
| picket | parade in front of the employer's business carrying signs about the dispute |
| trade union | an association of skilled workers, who perform the same kind of work |
| craft union | same as trade union |
| industrial union | an association of all workers in the same industry, regardless of the job each individual worker performs |
| lockout | a refusal to let employees work until they agree to management demand |
| company union | unions organized, supported, or run by employers -- to head off efforts by others to organize workers |
