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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strike

Labor; Labor relations

A temporary work stoppage by workers to support their demands on an employer. Also called a "turn out" early in the nineteenth century.

subcontracting

Labor; Labor relations

The practice of employers getting work done by an outside contractor and not by workers in the bargaining unit. Also called "contracting out. "

supplemental unemployment benefits

Labor; Labor relations

A provision in the union contract which provides laid off workers with benefits in addition to unemployment compensation.

stoolpigeon

Labor; Labor relations

A person hired by an employer to infiltrate the union and report on its activities.

stretchout

Labor; Labor relations

A workload increase that does not grant a commensurate pay increase.

state sovereignty

Labor; Labor relations

The idea that the state is king and public employees had no right to make demands on it. In 1949 a New York court said: To tolerate or recognize any combination of civil service ...

social unionism

Labor; Labor relations

Unions which look beyond immediate objectives to try to reform social conditions and which also consider unionism as a means of appealing to needs of members which are not ...