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Collective bargaining
process of bargaining between employers and groups of employees -
open shop
place of employment which one doesnt have to join or pay a union. -
Eugene V. Debs
one of the. founders of industrial workers of the world. also part of the indiana senate. -
International workers of the world
international union with 10,000 members in good standing supports 30,000 workers. -
Emma Goldman
muckracker who spread the word about birth control. also went to jail for spreading the word about birth control. -
triangle shirt waist factory fire
deadliest disater in the history of new york. fourth highest life loss from industrial workers. -
Department Of Labor
Responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, and re- ployment services. -
ludlow massacre
attack on colorado by national guard and colorado fuel and iron company camp guards on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families -
World War I
global war centered in europe that lasted 4 years. -
Clayton Act
used to exempt unions from anit trust laws by refusing to treat human labor -
adamson act
made 8 hour work days with additional pay for overtime for interstate railroad workers -
International Ladies Garment Workers
once the largest labor union primarily for females. -
Samuel Gompers
founded the AFL and Served as president of that organization -
Great Depression
worldwide economic depression during world war II. longest most widespread depression during the 20th centuy. -
yellow dog contract
an agreement between an employer and employee. employee agree to conditons of employment. -
Davis- Bacon Act
requires for paying of the local re -
harris - laguardia act
federal law that banned yellow dog contracts -
afl
made a group of unions american federation labor -
cio
Congress of Industrial Organizations was a federation of unions organized workers in industrial unions in USA and Canada -
Wagner Act
created by congress to protect workers rights to unionization -
Closed Shop
protects the rights of workers to organize and baragain collectively and prohibits management from engaging in unfair labor practices -
Fair Labor Standard Acts
44 hour/seven day work week. established national minnimum wage. -
Minnimum wage
Lowest Hourly,daily, monthly pay that employers can legally pay to their eployees. -
Mother Jones
activist opponet of child labor and self described "hell raiser"