| A | B |
| employment at will | fired for any or no reason |
| collective bargaining agreement | a contract negotiated by the union reps |
| severance pay | a set amount of money to compensate workers for being discharged |
| union | an organization of workers to promote the welfare of its workers |
| Wagner Act | encourages collective bargaining |
| closed shop | requires union membership before hiring |
| union shop | requires a worker to join a union within 30 days of hiring |
| featherbedding | assigning more jobs to a job that are necessary |
| Taft Hartley Act | promoted the equalization of power between labor and management |
| Landrum-Griffin Act | Ultimate goal was to stop union corruption |