| A | B |
| Division | The specialization of the functions and roles involved in production: a single worker or a few workers are each assigned a specific role. |
| Labor union | A group of workers joined together for a common purpose. |
| Labor contract | An agreement that spells out conditions for wages, benefits, work hours, job security, working conditions, and grievance procedures |
| Right-to-work Law | Laws that gives employees the right to decide for themselves weather or not to join or financially support a union. |
| Collective bargaining | The negotiation process to determine the terms and working conditions for employment. |
| Lockout | Temporary work stoppage in which employees are not allowed to enter the business. |
| Injunction | A court order that forbids workers to participate in acts such as pickets and strikes. |
| Strikebreakers | New non-union workers hired by management to replace those on strike. |