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| various government policies that aim to increase the proportion of African-Americans, women, and other minorities in jobs and educational institutions historically dominated by white men; usually require employers and institutions to set goals for hiring or admitting minorities; extremely controversial, some say it is necessary to overcome past discrimination and some say it is "reverse discrimination" |
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| the process where two parties (like labor and management) submit their differing ideas to an impartial person who will make a binding decision that the parties will have to agree to. |
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| describes an hourly wage earner who typically works in a manufacturing environment; guy with the blue uniform shirt with the nametag, "Bill" |
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| the process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents. |
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| a collective union of workers from the same craft (printers, electricians, plumbers…) |
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| Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 |
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| law that established minimum wage, overtime pay, and prohibited oppressive child labor |
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| Urban areas in the Northeast and Middle West marked by the concentration of old, declining industries, such as steel and textiles. |
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| to settle in a country that is not your original home; a controversial topic because of the debate over the solution to illegal immigration. |
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| broad union including workers in an industry regardless of their trade. |
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| when an employer "locks the doors" on its workers in order to punish workers for not accepting a proposed contract, for slowing work, or for threatening to strike. |
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| when two parties (labor and management) go before an impartial mediator who will help come up with an agreeable compromise. |
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| Nat’l Labor Relations Act, 1935 |
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| law that protected union members from being fired or harrassed for organizating labor; established the Nat Labor Relations Board to help |
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| migration of people from one region of the US to another largely for jobs; from rustbelt (northeast and midwest ) to sunbelt (southwest) and southeastern US…all those Michiganers coming to NC. |
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| When a work is compensated yearly and not hourly; 30k per year no matter how many hours you work; usually white collar jobs |
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| Business that provide help or assistance to consumers |
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| San Francisco area that specializes in computer based businesses; Microsoft and Apple Computers are based there |
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| Labor that has specialized in a skill; electrician, teacher, lawyer |
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| Social Security Act of 1935 |
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| Law passed during the Great Depression that provides senior citizens with money to survive on |
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| When labor unions refuse to work in order to get a better deal during collective bargaining |
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| Warm area of the country that has seen a large population migration over the past 30 years; Arizona, Nevada, Texas, NM, &California |
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| Law that established right to work states (non-union states) and union states, also outlawed closed union shops |
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| situation where someone has a job but not the job they want; a teacher who works at McDonalds because the State has a budget shortage |
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| situation where someone doesn't have a job but WANTS to find one; used as a measurement to determine health of the economy |
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| Workers that labor doesn't require specialization; usually entry level blue collar jobs like janitors. |
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| Hourly pay; usually blue collar jobs |
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| Jobs that are usually skilled and require an education and specialization; teachers and lawyers, usually salary employees |
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| regulated by the Occupational and Health Safety Organization (OSHA); enforces safety regulations; hard hat and safety glasses, machine lockout, etc. |
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