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==Introduction to labor relations==
 
==Introduction to labor relations==
*[[Labor relations]].  
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*[[Labor relations]]. Any activity between management and unions or employees concerning the negotiation or implementation of a collective bargaining agreement.
*[[Collective bargaining agreement]].  
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*[[Collective bargaining agreement]]. A written and signed document between an employer entity and a labor organization specifying the terms and conditions of employment for a specified period of time.
*[[Labor organization]].  
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*[[Labor organization]]. Defined in Sec. 2. [§ 152] of the [[NLRA]] and means any employee committee or other organization of any kind in which employees deal with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, hours, or working conditions.
*[[Union density]].  
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*[[Union density]]. The number of union employees in proportion to the total number of employees in a state or other area.
*[[Craft union]].  
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*[[Craft union]]. A labor union whose membership is organized in accordance with their craft or skills.
*[[Industrial union]].  
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*[[Industrial union]]. A labor union whose membership is composed primarily of semiskilled or unskilled workers, such as automobile workers and steelworkers, who are organized on the basis of the product they produce.
*[[Salary arbitration]].  
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*[[Salary arbitration]]. A process specified in a sport’s CBA that provides if a player and team cannot agree on a new salary for a future, they agree to submit the issue to an arbitrator who will make a final and binding decision.
*[[Free agent]].  
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*[[Free agent]]. A player who is permitted to negotiate contract terms with any club. Players are not usually eligible for unrestricted free agency until they turn a certain age. They could become unrestricted free agents earlier if a club exercised its walk-away rights or if their contract was bought out or terminated.  
*[[Union membership]].  
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*[[Union membership]]. Employees of an organization that belong to a labor organization.
*[[Preemption]].  
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*[[Preemption]]. A legal theory in which federal law takes precedent over state law.
  
 
==Private sector labor relations: history and law==
 
==Private sector labor relations: history and law==

Revision as of 01:59, 25 October 2019

Introduction to labor relations

  • Labor relations. Any activity between management and unions or employees concerning the negotiation or implementation of a collective bargaining agreement.
  • Collective bargaining agreement. A written and signed document between an employer entity and a labor organization specifying the terms and conditions of employment for a specified period of time.
  • Labor organization. Defined in Sec. 2. [§ 152] of the NLRA and means any employee committee or other organization of any kind in which employees deal with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, hours, or working conditions.
  • Union density. The number of union employees in proportion to the total number of employees in a state or other area.
  • Craft union. A labor union whose membership is organized in accordance with their craft or skills.
  • Industrial union. A labor union whose membership is composed primarily of semiskilled or unskilled workers, such as automobile workers and steelworkers, who are organized on the basis of the product they produce.
  • Salary arbitration. A process specified in a sport’s CBA that provides if a player and team cannot agree on a new salary for a future, they agree to submit the issue to an arbitrator who will make a final and binding decision.
  • Free agent. A player who is permitted to negotiate contract terms with any club. Players are not usually eligible for unrestricted free agency until they turn a certain age. They could become unrestricted free agents earlier if a club exercised its walk-away rights or if their contract was bought out or terminated.
  • Union membership. Employees of an organization that belong to a labor organization.
  • Preemption. A legal theory in which federal law takes precedent over state law.

Private sector labor relations: history and law

Establishing a Bargaining Unit and the Organizing Campaign