Labor

Labor

The body of persons, or the human physical and mental effort, engaged in the production of goods and services.

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workies

Labor; Labor relations

A nickname for members of the workingmen's associations in the 1820s and '30s.

yellow dog contract

Labor; Labor relations

A contract a worker was compelled to sign stating that he or she would not join a union. The practice was outlawed in 1932 by the passage of the Norris LaCuardia Act.

wobblies

Labor; Labor relations

A nickname for members of the Industrial Workers of the World. The origin of the word is unknown.

white collar workers

Labor; Labor relations

Workers who have office jobs rather than factory, farm, or construction work.

walking delegate

Labor; Labor relations

A unionist who policed jobs to see that workers were getting fair treatment.

unfair labor practices

Labor; Labor relations

Defined by the National Labor Relations Act and by the Taft Hartley Act as practices of discrimination, coercion, and intimidation prohibited to labor and management. Management ...