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Labor

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

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conspiracy cases

Labor; Labor relations

The Philadelphia cordwainers' case in 1806 and subsequent decisions involving labor disputes declared unions to be unlawful conspiracies. In 1842 the court decision in ...

checkoff

Labor; Labor relations

A clause in union contract authorizing the employer to deduct dues or service fees from employees' paychecks and remit them to the union.

closed shop

Labor; Labor relations

The hiring and employment of union members only. Illegal under the Taft Hartley Act.

collective bargaining

Labor; Labor relations

The determination of wages and other conditions of employment by direct negotiations between the union and employer.

company store

Labor; Labor relations

A store operated by a company for its employees. Often prices were higher here than elsewhere. Occasionally, workers were paid in script redeemable only at the company store.

company union

Labor; Labor relations

An employee association organized, controlled, and financed by the employer. Outlawed by the National Labor Relations Act.

bread and butter unionism

Labor; Labor relations

Adolph Strasser, president of the Cigar Makers Union and one of the founders of the AFL, once told a Congressional Committee: We have no ultimate ends. We are going from day to ...