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Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Union | organization, external to and within work setting, with goal if improving employee working conditions and compensation |
| union density | percent of non-agricultural employees who are union members, aka potential union employees who have joined |
| union coverage | percent of employees covered by collective agreement |
| union member characteristics | increase in female participation, decrease in young men, majority unions in trade |
| craft vs industrial union | craft: limit membership to trade or occupations such as electrician, pilots industrial: in charge of various occupations within organization like federal gov |
| business agent | person who works for one or more local unions, handling contract negotiation |
| who do unions attempt to influence | labor relations legislation |
| union local vs independant union | local: admin unit of national or intl union (CUPE Local 1003), rules or bylaw set by parent union independant: unions that dont belong to national or intl |
| parent union | central office |
| trusteeship | parent union temporarily taking control of one of union local |