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Administratorship: Process by which a Union's Executive Board
appoints a member of the board as administrator of a Local Union with full
authority over the Local Union. The administrator may suspend any or
all of the Local Union's officers and officials. |
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Agency Shop: A type of union that requires employees in the
bargaining unit that
choose not to join the union to pay an
agency fee for the collective bargaining service. This fee is
usually similar to the monthly dues a union member would pay.
Failure to pay the agency fee results in termination of employment. |
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| Amalgamation:
The act of combining two or more Local Unions of the same or different type
of workers into a single Local
Union. |
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Authorization Card: A union card that is filled out by
pro-union workers to signify their support for unionization. This
card typically specifies a union as the collective bargaining agent of the
employees and must be signed and dated. |
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Bargaining Unit: A group of employees who bargain
collectively with the employer. Those employees included in the unit
are determined by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) or agreed to
jointly by the union and the employer. |
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| Closed Shop: A
type of union that requires all employees belong to the union before being
hired. The employer agrees to retain only those employees who belong
to the union. Closed shops were deemed illegal by the Taft-Hartley
Act. |
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Collective Bargaining: A process through which a bargaining
committee represents the interests of the bargaining unit in determining
wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. The results are
written in a contract that covers everyone in the bargaining unit. |
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| Good Faith
Bargaining: When two parties meet with open minds and the
intention of reaching an agreement over a new contract. |
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): Federal agency whose
functions are to determine if a majority of employees want to be
represented by a union, define members of the bargaining units, hold
elections, and apply provisions of the National Labor Relation Act of
1935. |
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Open Shop: A type of union that does not require employees in
the bargaining unit to become union members or pay fees to secure or
retain employment. The union is obligated by law to represent
members and non-members equally. |
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Union Shop: A type of union that requires employees to become
members and pay dues to the union within a designated amount of time after
being hired. A union shop is illegal in right-to-work states. |
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