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| Define labor force | 16 yrs. or older and working or looking for work. |
| Describe trends in union membership. | Has decreased. Is now 12.3% of all hourly workers in U.S. |
| strike | refusal of union members to work |
| boycott | union members not buying from a company whose workers are on strike |
| picket lines | striking workers demonstrating to sway public opinion in a strike |
| lockout | management will not let unhappy union workers into the workplace |
| scabs | replacement workers for striking union members |
| blacklist | a list of union members who are fired or treated unfairly because of their union membership |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | First piece of legislation regarding unions. Pro management. |
| Clayton Antitrust Act | Pro union, but had very little power. |
| National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act | 1. Unions negotiation for workers 2. minimum wages 3. overtime pay 4. child labor laws |
| Taft-Hartley Act | Pro management. Prevented closed shops...cannot require union membership as condition for being hired. |
| AFL-CIO | American Federation of Labor - Craft Unions - Samuel Gompers. Congress of Industrial Organizations - non skilled unions - John L. Lewis |
| Union steward | a union member who is the "go between'. A union member who has a complaint would talk to the steward who would talk to management. |
| Worker rights protected by a union. | 1. job security 2. fringe benefits 3. working conditions |
| Reasons why unions have lost influence. | 1. featherbedding (keeping unproductive jobs) 2. high union wages make us uncompetitive with cheap foreign labor. |
| union shop | not required to join a union upon being hired, but must join after a certain period of time |
| open shop | not required to join a union |
| agency shop | not required to join a union, but must pay a fee to help with the costs of negotiating |
| crowding out effect | when minimum wage increases, oldsters reenter the workforce and take jobs away from teens. |
| Wages of skilled workers | Draw the graph demonstrating the high inelastic demand and limited supply of workers with skills. Show the high price (wage) of labor and the small quantity of these workers. |
| Wages of unskilled workers | Draw a graph showing the low elastic demand and large supply of these workers. Show the low price (wage) and high quantity of these workers. |
| downsizing | company fires an experienced worker to cut expenses. |
| One union that is not a part of the AFL-CIO | the truck drivers...Teamsters Union |
