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A court order which prohibits a party from taking a particular course of action, such as picketing in the case of a union on strike.
Industry:Labor
The great advances in technology beginning in the late eighteenth century turned America from a handicraft economy into one of technological mass production.
Industry:Labor
A phrase once used to describe unions as a humanizing force at the workplace. In the 1970s it is corning to mean worker participation in management decisionmaking.
Industry:Labor
An annual wage increase negotiated by the union and management which recognizes that the rising productivity of workers contributes to the company's profitability.
Industry:Labor
A situation in which 50 or more persons have filed initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits against an establishment during a consecutive 5-week period.
Industry:Labor
A specific position of employment to be filled at an establishment; conditions include the following: there is work available for that position, the job could start within 30 days, and the employer is actively recruiting for the position.
Industry:Labor
A set of activities or tasks that employees are paid to perform. Employees that perform essentially the same tasks are in the same occupation, whether or not they work in the same industry. Some occupations are concentrated in a few particular industries; other occupations are found in many industries. (See Industry. )
Industry:Labor
A separation of an employee from an establishment that is initiated by the employer; an involuntary separation; a period of forced unemployment.
Industry:Labor
A primary activity is the main activity a respondent was doing at a specified time. Most published time use estimates reflect time spent in primary activities only.
Industry:Labor
