19 Terms
Contributors in Labor relations
Labor relations
goon
Labor; Labor relations
A person brought in from the outside to break strikes and union organizing attempts.
featherbedding
Labor; Labor relations
Employing more workers than are actually necessary to complete a task.
Fair Labor Standards Act
Labor; Labor relations
Passed in 1938, this law set minimum wages and overtime rates and prohibited child labor for industry connected with interstate commerce.
Fall River System
Labor; Labor relations
The factory system which employed men, women, and children and made no special provisions for their housing.
daywork
Labor; Labor relations
The worker is paid a fixed amount for the day rather than being paid a salary or being paid for the individual piece produced.
discrimination
Labor; Labor relations
Unequal treatment of workers because of race, sex, religion, nationality, or union membership.
dual unionism
Labor; Labor relations
The AFL expelled most CIO unions in 1937 for dual unionism because industrial unions were encroaching on the jurisdiction of craft unions within factories.
