5 Terms
Contributors in Labor relations
Labor relations
cooperative store
Labor; Labor relations
A nonprofit store that is collectively owned and operated for the benefit of both the seller and the shopper.
contract labor
Labor; Labor relations
Workers signed a contract in Colonial times making them indentured servants for the life of the agreement. The system was later used to import Orientals into California and Hawaii and Italians and ...
consultation
Labor; Labor relations
Clauses in union contracts or in some state laws applicable to public employees stating that management must consult the union before making any major personnel changes.
central labor council
Labor; Labor relations
A city or county federation of local unions which are affiliated with different national or international unions.
automation
Labor; Labor relations
Self correcting feedback and computer electronics. Also, dramatic technological innovation of any sort at the workplace. Often regarded by unions as a cause of unemployment, job alienation, and ...
boycott
Labor; Labor relations
The term originated in 1880 when an Irish landowner, Captain Charles Boycott, was denied all services. Today the expression means collective pressure on employers by refusal to buy their goods or ...
blue collar workers
Labor; Labor relations
Those in private and public employment who engage in manual labor or the skilled trades.
