A | B |
fringe benefits | nonwage payments such as sick time, vacation, insurance |
seniority | holding of privileges based on the number of years a worker has been employed |
collective bargaining | union leaders speak for all the members they represent |
mediation | negotiators call in a neutral third party to listen to both sides |
arbitration | calls for the assistance of a negotiator to arrive at a contract |
strike | union members stop working until contract demands are met |
primary boycott | organized effort to stop purchases of a firm's products |
secondary boycott | refusal to buy the goods or services of any firm that does business with a company whose employees are on strike |
coordinated campaigning | the use of picketing as well as boycotts |
lockout | an employer closes a company's doors to striking workers until negotiators reach a contract agreement |
injunction | court order to prohibit strike |