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| 1-4 of 4Labor unions flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | C16-Monopsony & Labor Unionsby lsturgis | 26 terms | December 2, 2008 |
| 2 | Labor Unionsby ecarnahan1 | 20 terms | September 21, 2009 |
| 3 | Knights of Laborby abrixey | 15 terms | July 23, 2009 |
| 4 | 9.3 Labor Unionsby mjdolenko | 7 terms | October 11, 2009 |
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| labor unions definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | organizations of workers who, together, put pressure on the employers in an industry to improve working conditions and wages. | 12 sets | |
| 2 | organizations of workers who, together,put pressure on the employers. | 5 sets | |
| 3 | an organization formed by workers to strive for better wages and working conditions | 5 sets | |
| 4 | an organization of workers in a particular industry or trade, created to defend the interests of members through strikes or negotiations with employers. | 4 sets | |
| 5 | workers' organization | 4 sets | |
| 6 | organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals such as wages, hours, and working conditions, forming a cartel of labor. | 3 sets | |
| 7 | workers' organizations | 3 sets | |
| 8 | employee organizations formed to deal with employers for achieving better pay, hrs, and working conditions | 2 sets | |
| 9 | fought for better working conditions | 2 sets | |
| 10 | group that ensures that the corporation does not take advantage of them.protects rights of workers | 2 sets | |
| 11 | pressure employers into giving better pay and safer work places. | 2 sets | |
| 12 | groups of workers that strove for better working conditions | 2 sets | |
| 13 | organized workers aimed to pressure bosses for better pay and working enviornments | 2 sets | |
| 14 | group of people who won the right bargain with employers for better wages, hours, and working conditions. | 2 sets | |
| 15 | an organization of workers formed to represent its members' interests in various employment matters. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | helped immagrants get jobs | 2 sets | |
| 17 | groups of people who who fought for better working conditions and higher wages. | 2 sets | |
| 18 | an organization of workers in a particular industry or trade, created to defend the interests of members through strikes or negotiations with employers | 2 sets | |
| 19 | an organization of workers. | 2 sets | |
| 20 | fought for better working conditions. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests. | 2 sets | |
| 22 | an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members' intrests | 2 sets | |
| 23 | pressure employers into giving better pay and safer work places | 2 sets | |
| 24 | hoped to pressure employers into giving better pay and safer work places | 2 sets | |
| 25 | an orginization made my workers to improve working condidtions. | 2 sets | |
| 26 | an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing it's members' interests. | 1 set | |
| 27 | workers organizations (illegal) | 1 set | |
| 28 | workers would join together for the cause of improving work conditions | 1 set | |
| 29 | worker organizations that seek to improve wages and working conditions through various strategies, including negotiations and strikes | 1 set | |
| 30 | once viewed as illegal conspiracies | 1 set | |
| 31 | stood against exploitation and unsafe working conditions | 1 set | |
| 32 | as a result of work conditions deteriorating in factories | 1 set | |
| 33 | these developed to protect the rights of laborers | 1 set | |
| 34 | were unions created for factory workers, or workers who had no talents, they formed b/c the conditions found in factories and workplaces were unhealthy and dangerous and b/c wages were unfair | 1 set | |
| 35 | union of workers to get better rights, pay, ect | 1 set | |
| 36 | workers' organizations that were trying to establish change, such as more pay, but had no power to do so | 1 set | |
| 37 | organizations of workers that seek to improve wages and working conditions through various strategies, including negotiations and strikes | 1 set | |
| 38 | roups that tried to bargain with factory owners for better conditions | 1 set | |
| 39 | worker organizations that seek to secure economic improvements for their members; they also seek to improve the safety, health, and other benefits (such as job security) of their members. | 1 set | |
| 40 | organization that advance the needs of workers such as better pay, working conditions and hours. | 1 set | |