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COMM 431 Final
definitions for final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Article | outlines a workplace issue in a CA |
| Clause | clauses break down articles into sections |
| bumping | senior employee passes down layoff to less senior employee |
| chilling effect | The lack of bargaining flexibility caused by the parties’ fear that a concession made in negotiations will reduce the arbitration outcome |
| collective bargaining coverage | a statistics that represents all of the employees both union and nonunion that are covered by a collective agreement as a percentage of the labour force |
| collective voice | voice of the union or unionizing employees |
| estoppel | a bar or impediment preventing a party from asserting a fact or a claim inconsistent with a position that party previously took, either by conduct or words, especially where a representation has been relied or acted upon by others. |
| final offer arbitration | a type of interest arbitration in which the arbitrator chooses one of the parties' proposals on each (or perhaps all) disputed issues. |
| grievance | formal complaint that specific clause in CA been violated – dispute between union & er over interpretation, application or administration of CA language |
| gross national product | market value of all products and services produced in one year by labor and property supplied by the residents of a country. |
| interest arbitration | board of arbitration rules on the terms and conditions of work that could not be negotiated by the parties. |
| jurisprudence | theory and philosophy of law |
| letter of understanding | formal text that sums up the terms and understanding of a contract which mostly has been negotiated up to this point only in spoken form. |
| mitigating factors | any information or evidence presented to the court regarding the defendant or the circumstances of the crime that might result in reduced charges or a lesser sentence. |
| monopoly effect | theory that unions raise wages above rate of non-union ee’s – because of added costs in unionized environments – union workplaces employ fewer ee’s than non-union because of higher wages |
| nafta | NA free trade agreement |
| narcotic or dependency effect | A result of frequent use of arbitration that may cause parties to lose the ability to freely negotiate settlements without third party assistance |
| Probationary period | period where you can be fired for no reason |
| public good | a good that is non-rival and non-excludable. |
| recall | EDIT product recall? |
| residual rights | rights are those that are carried over from an earlier time or agreement |
| rights arbitration | Submitting those disputes for arbitration that arise over the interpretation of an existing agreement. If arising from a collective bargaining agreement, it is also called grievance arbitration. See also interest arbitration. |
| shock effect | occurs when increased costs and protection shocks management into stricter management practices |
| spillover effect | theory says the increased wages in union sector causes a decrease in demand for labour in union sector which in turn increases supply of labour in non-union sector reducing wages in non-union workplaces |
| super seniority | superior job security under a CA afforded to union officials in order to ensure continuing union representation in event of layoff or plant closure |
| threat effect | a belief that nonunion employers increase wages to avoid unionization |
| TNC's | a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred to as an international corporation |
| wildcat strike | a strike action taken by workers without the authorization of their trade union officials. |