Glossary of Labor Terms

A form of protest in which people congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place to draw attention to a cause (sometimes called an informational picket) or dissuade others from going in.

The hourly wage, usual benefits and overtime, paid to the majority of workers, laborers, and mechanics within a particular area.

The NLRA established things employers may not do related to union organizing:
-Interfere, restrain, or coerce employees against union or collective activity
-Dominate the union
-Discriminate against employees who take part in union or collective activities
-Retaliate against employees who file unfair-labor-practice charges or cooperate with the NLRB
-Refuse to bargain in good faith with union representatives