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Chapter 14
Chapter 14 Multinational corporations - an organization that owns or controls the production of goods or services in one or more countries other than their home country. Whipsawing - playing one labor group against the other. European works councils - shop-floor" organization representing workers, which functions as local/firm-level complement to national labour negotiations. North American Free Trade Agreement - an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. wage system -an industrial system in which free laborers are hired by capitalists to do a large part of the productive work of society as contrasted with slavery or serfdom on the one hand and small proprietorship on the other. Enterprise unionism -the organization of a single trade union within one plant or multi plant enterprise rather than within a craft or industry. Award systems - settles disputes and minimum wage.
Chapter 4 & 5
March 31, 2017 Chapter 4 Key Terms Affiliation- the state or process of affiliating or being affiliated. Craft unions- a labor union of people of the same skilled craft. Industrial unions- a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry. General unions- the union is composed of members from multiple industries and multiple crafts. Business agent- full-time administrator of the local craft union, provides many of the same services as the local union president of a large industrial union. Shop steward- a person elected by workers to represent them in dealings with management. international union representative- a staff member of the international union, who assists local officers in negotiations and in administering the labor agreement. Constitution- a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. Convention- a large meeting or confe...
Chapter 12
Just Cause-the sensible and lawful ground for action. discharge-to perform one's duties and to dismiss someone from a job. Wrongful dismissal- wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, describing a situation in which an employee's contract of employment has been terminated by the employer if the termination breaches one or more terms of the contract of employment, or a statute provision in employment law. preponderance of the evidence-the greater weight of the evidence required in a civil lawsuit for the trier of fact to decide in favor of one side or the other. Clear and convincing evidence-that the evidence presented by a party during the trial is more highly likely to be true than not and the jury or judge has a firm belief or conviction in it. beyond a reasonable doubt- is the standard of evidence required to validate a criminal conviction in most adversarial legal systems. price list-a statement or list of the winning prices of the merchandise, stocks, speci...
