- Industrie: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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A person bound through a contract to the service of another for a specified amount of time.
Industry:Labor
An annual wage increase negotiated by the union and management which recognizes that the rising productivity of workers contributes to the company's profitability.
Industry:Labor
A clause in a union contract which says that workers cannot be compelled to handle goods from an employer involved in a strike.
Industry:Labor
A pre industrial system where the skilled artisan found identity, pride, and self worth in his work.
Industry:Labor
The practice of allowing laborers to stop work and have an afternoon drink.
Industry:Labor
A committee within the local union which processes grievances arising from the violation of the contract, state or federal law, or an abuse of a shop's past practice.
Industry:Labor
The system associated with Lowell, Massachusetts, whereby workers, mainly young women, lived in boarding houses owned and run by the company.
Industry:Labor
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.
Industry:Labor
