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| collective bargaining | is a procedure used in labour relations that involves an employer talking with an employee representative, usually from a union, about working conditions and other concerns |
| Binding arbitration | is a process that sometimes happens under collective bargaining when a third part has to resolve a dispute and impose a decision on both employer and employees |
| indentured servants | are people who are under contract to work exclusively for someone else for a set period of time. |
| Migrant workers | are people who move from one part fo the country to another to perform seasonal work such as harvesting crops |
| closed shops | are those businesses that hire only union members. Once hired by a closed shop, a person is expected to join the union. |
| suffragette | group of women who lobbied for the right to vote |
| humanitarianism | is a doctrine that humans are obligated wholly to the welfare of the human race. |
| merger | is the act of joining two or more organizations |
| dues | are the monies owed in order to maintain a membership ina club or union. |
| Blue-collar workers | are people who work at manual or industrial labour. The name comes from a common workshirt colour. |
| mandatory | obligation that is a command or an official order. |
| gender | refers to whether a person is male or female. |
| Bargaining in bad faith | occurs when agreements are reached that do not meet the requirements fo the parties being bargained for. |
| mediate | is to act as a go-between for two or more opposing parties. |
| arbitrator | is someone who has the full power to judge or decide an issue. |
| recession | is a period of temporary decline in business. |
| stocks | certificate of ownership in a company |
| fictitious person | a "person" who does not exist |
| aggregate | is a mass of separate things or people joined together or associated |
| equity | is the amount that would be left after a business paid all tha is owed |
| restrain trade | when a company tries to prevent free competition from taking place |
| civil suits | are matters relating to personal rights that are taken to court |
| inventories | consists of all existing goods held by a company |
| unconstitutional | means that an action is contrary to the constitution of a company |
| Unions | are groups of workers joined together to protect or promote their common interests |
| Labour movement | includes all the organized activities which wage earners undertake to improve their own working conditions. |