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Home Dictionary Name: laborunfair labor practice
unfair labor practice : any of various acts by an employer or labor organization that violate a right or protection under applicable labor laws NOTE: The unfair labor practices that are specified in the National Labor Relations Act are the following: 1) the interference, restraint, or coercion of employees in the exercise of their rights by an employer; 2) domination of a labor organization by an employer; 3) encouragement or discouragement of union membership by discrimination in hiring or conditions of employment by an employer; 4) discrimination against an employee for filing charges of or testifying regarding an unfair labor practice by an employer; 5) refusal of an employer to bargain with the collective bargaining agent; 6) restraint or coercion of employers or employees by a labor organization; 7) coercion of an employer by a labor organization to discriminate against an employee; 8) refusal of a labor organization to bargain collectively with an employer; 9) engaging in ill...
labor union
labor union : a labor organization usually consisting of workers of the same trade that is formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests (as through collective bargaining) in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions see also craft union, bargaining unit NOTE: Labor unions and employers are subject to the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Wagner Act), as amended by the Labor Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act and the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure (Landrum-Griffin) Act. The NLRA authorized the establishment of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency which administers the provisions of the Act. ...
Labor saving
Saving labor adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor as labor saving machinery labor saving appliances4 labor saving devices like washing machines...
labor organization
labor organization : an organization, agency, committee, group, or plan in which employees take part that deals with employers about such matters as wages and grievances ;esp : labor union NOTE: Designation by the court as a labor organization subject to applicable statutes can confer a variety of liabilities and protections, esp. in regard to antitrust issues, unfair labor and management practices, and right-to-work laws. ...
Laboring
That labors performing labor esp performing coarse heavy work not requiring skill also set apart for labor as laboring days...
labor certification
labor certification The initial stage of the process by which certain foreign workers get permission to work in the United States. The employer is responsible for getting the labor certification from the Department of Labor. In general the process works to make sure that the work of foreign workers in the U.S. will not adversely affect job opportunities, wages and working conditions of U.S. workers. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
Labored
Bearing marks of labor and effort elaborately wrought not easy or natural as labored poetry a labored style...
department of labor
department of labor A cabinet level unit/ministry of United States Government that has responsibility for labor issues. It has responsibility for deciding whether certain foreign workers can work in the United States. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
hard labor
hard labor : compulsory labor imposed upon prisoners as part of a sentence or as prison discipline ...
labor condition application (lca)
labor condition application (lca) A request to the Department of Labor for a foreign worker to work in the United States. Source: Department of State. March 2007. ...
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