5 Terms
Contributors in Labor relations
Labor relations
merit system
Labor; Labor relations
The major grievance of public employees was the indignity and insecurity fostered by the political patronage system which ruled government employment. They wanted a system where they would be hired ...
May Day
Labor; Labor relations
In 1889 the International Socialist Congress meeting in Paris fixed May 1 as the day to publicize the eight hour day because America's AFL was going to hold an eight hour day demonstration on May 1, ...
Little Steel Formula
Labor; Labor relations
The World War II War Labor Board introduced the "Little Steel Formula"' which tied the cost of living to wage increases "as a stabilization factor. "
lockout
Labor; Labor relations
When an employer closes down the factory in order to coerce workers into meeting his demands or modifying their demands.
Lowell System
Labor; Labor relations
The system associated with Lowell, Massachusetts, whereby workers, mainly young women, lived in boarding houses owned and run by the company.
maintenance of membersmp
Labor; Labor relations
A provision in the union contract which says that a worker who voluntarily joins the union must remain a member for the duration of the agreement.
massacre
Labor; Labor relations
Union descriptions of tragic events in labor history. Examples include Chicago's Memorial Day Massacre where ten steelworkers were shot dead and over eighty were wounded by police on May 30, 1937. ...
