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1892 Broken Hill miners' strike
The 1892 Broken Hill miners' strike was a sixteen week strike which was one of four major strikes that took place between 1889 and 1920 in Broken Hill, NSW, Australia.
The 1892 Broken Hill miners' strike was a sixteen week strike which was one of four major strikes that took place between 1889 and 1920 in Broken Hill, NSW, Australia.
Absolute employment
Absolute employment is a measure of the number of the total population that is employed.
Absolute employment is a measure of the number of the total population that is employed.
Adolph Fischer
Adolph Fischer (1858 –November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist tried and executed after the Haymarket Riot.
Adolph Fischer (1858 –November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist tried and executed after the Haymarket Riot.
Affective labor
Affective Labor is a term identifying work carried out that is intended to produce or modify emotional experiences in people.
Affective Labor is a term identifying work carried out that is intended to produce or modify emotional experiences in people.
Anarcho-syndicalism
Anarcho-syndicalism is a branch of anarchism which focuses on the labour movement.
Anarcho-syndicalism is a branch of anarchism which focuses on the labour movement.
Anti-sweatshop
Sweatshop (or sweat factory) is a negatively connoted term for any working environment considered to be unacceptably difficult or dangerous — especially by those from developed countries w...
Sweatshop (or sweat factory) is a negatively connoted term for any working environment considered to be unacceptably difficult or dangerous — especially by those from developed countries w...
Anti-work
The anti-work ethic states that labor tends to cause unhappiness, and is increasingly challenged by work performed by machines.
The anti-work ethic states that labor tends to cause unhappiness, and is increasingly challenged by work performed by machines.
Attention work
Attention work is the professional generation and brokering of attention.
Attention work is the professional generation and brokering of attention.
Autonomism
Autonomism refers to a set of left-wing political and social movements and theories close to the socialist movement.
Autonomism refers to a set of left-wing political and social movements and theories close to the socialist movement.
Backward bending supply curve of labour
The backward-bending supply curve of labour is a thesis that claims that as wages increase, people will substitute leisure for working.
The backward-bending supply curve of labour is a thesis that claims that as wages increase, people will substitute leisure for working.
Bargaining unit
A bargaining unit in labor relations is a group of employees with a clear and identifiable community of interests who are (under U.S. law) represented by a single labor union in collective barga...
A bargaining unit in labor relations is a group of employees with a clear and identifiable community of interests who are (under U.S. law) represented by a single labor union in collective barga...
Bought priesthood
Bought priesthood is a term originating with the United States labor press in the early to mid-20th century and popularized again more recently by intellectuals like Noam Chomsky.
Bought priesthood is a term originating with the United States labor press in the early to mid-20th century and popularized again more recently by intellectuals like Noam Chomsky.
Charro (Mexican politics)
In Mexican politics and labor, a charro or líder charro ("charro leader") is a government-appointed union boss.
In Mexican politics and labor, a charro or líder charro ("charro leader") is a government-appointed union boss.
Child slavery
Child slavery is the slavery of children.
Child slavery is the slavery of children.
Cincinnati Time Store
The Cincinnati Time Store was a successful retail store that was created by American individualist anarchist Josiah Warren to test his theories that were based on his strict interpretation of th...
The Cincinnati Time Store was a successful retail store that was created by American individualist anarchist Josiah Warren to test his theories that were based on his strict interpretation of th...
Co-determination
Co-determination is a practice whereby the employees have a role in management of a company.
Co-determination is a practice whereby the employees have a role in management of a company.
Collective bargaining
Collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and a group of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions.
Collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and a group of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions.
Community Unionism
Community unionism describes the spectrum of ways in which trade unions work collaboratively with community organisations over issues of common importance to both.
Community unionism describes the spectrum of ways in which trade unions work collaboratively with community organisations over issues of common importance to both.
Company man
A company man in the petroleum industry refers to a representative of an operating/exploration company.
A company man in the petroleum industry refers to a representative of an operating/exploration company.
Compromise agreement
In the United Kingdom, a compromise agreement is a specific type of contract, regulated by statute, between an employer and its employee under which the employee receives a negotiated financial ...
In the United Kingdom, a compromise agreement is a specific type of contract, regulated by statute, between an employer and its employee under which the employee receives a negotiated financial ...
Contingent workforce
A contingent workforce is a provisional group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis, also known as freelancers, independent professionals, temporary contract workers, ...
A contingent workforce is a provisional group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis, also known as freelancers, independent professionals, temporary contract workers, ...
Contractor management
Contractor Management is the managing of outsourced work performed for an individual company.
Contractor Management is the managing of outsourced work performed for an individual company.
Craft unionism
Craft unionism refers to organizing a union in a manner that seeks to unify workers in a particular industry along the lines of the particular craft or trade that they work in by class or skill ...
Craft unionism refers to organizing a union in a manner that seeks to unify workers in a particular industry along the lines of the particular craft or trade that they work in by class or skill ...
Credentialism
Credentialism is a term used to describe perceived over-emphasis on credentials when hiring staff or assigning social status.
Credentialism is a term used to describe perceived over-emphasis on credentials when hiring staff or assigning social status.
Criticisms of the labour theory of value
Criticisms of the labour theory of value often arise from an economic criticism of Marxism.
Criticisms of the labour theory of value often arise from an economic criticism of Marxism.
Day labor
Day labor is work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.
Day labor is work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.
Demarcation dispute
A demarcation dispute occurs when two labour unions claim the right to represent the same class or group of workers.
A demarcation dispute occurs when two labour unions claim the right to represent the same class or group of workers.
Departmentalization
Departmentalization refers to the process of grouping activities into departments.
Departmentalization refers to the process of grouping activities into departments.
Designated Suppliers Program
The Designated Suppliers Program is a procurement standard proposed by the Worker Rights Consortium and United Students Against Sweatshops.
The Designated Suppliers Program is a procurement standard proposed by the Worker Rights Consortium and United Students Against Sweatshops.
Deskilling
Deskilling is the process by which skilled labor within an industry or economy is eliminated by the introduction of technologies operated by semiskilled or unskilled workers.
Deskilling is the process by which skilled labor within an industry or economy is eliminated by the introduction of technologies operated by semiskilled or unskilled workers.
Dignity of Labour
The Dignity Of Labour is a 12" vinyl record released in 1979.
The Dignity Of Labour is a 12" vinyl record released in 1979.
Dirty, Dangerous and Demeaning
Dirty, Dangerous and Demeaning (often Dirty, Dangerous and Demanding or Dirty, Dangerous and Difficult), also known as the 3Ds, is an American neologism derived from an Asian c...
Dirty, Dangerous and Demeaning (often Dirty, Dangerous and Demanding or Dirty, Dangerous and Difficult), also known as the 3Ds, is an American neologism derived from an Asian c...
Distributed workforce
A Distributed workforce is a workforce that reaches beyond the restrictions of a traditional office environment.
A Distributed workforce is a workforce that reaches beyond the restrictions of a traditional office environment.
Division of labour
Division of labour is the specialization of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks and like roles.
Division of labour is the specialization of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks and like roles.
Dual labour market
The dual labour market theory divides the economy into two parts, called the "primary" and "secondary" sectors.
The dual labour market theory divides the economy into two parts, called the "primary" and "secondary" sectors.
Dual unionism
Dual unionism is the development of a union or political organization parallel to and within an existing labor union.
Dual unionism is the development of a union or political organization parallel to and within an existing labor union.
Economic activism
Economic activism involves using economic power for change.
Economic activism involves using economic power for change.
Emotional labor
Emotional labor is a form of emotional regulation wherein workers are expected to display certain emotions as part of their job, and to promote organizational goals.
Emotional labor is a form of emotional regulation wherein workers are expected to display certain emotions as part of their job, and to promote organizational goals.
Entry-level job
An entry-level job is a job that is normally designed or designated for recent graduates of a given discipline, and does not require prior experience in the field or profession.
An entry-level job is a job that is normally designed or designated for recent graduates of a given discipline, and does not require prior experience in the field or profession.
Equity Card
An Equity Card is proof of membership in the Actors' Equity Association of the United States or the British Equity.
An Equity Card is proof of membership in the Actors' Equity Association of the United States or the British Equity.
Ethical Trading Initiative
The Ethical Trading Initiative is an alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations and trade union organisations promoting ethical consumerism.
The Ethical Trading Initiative is an alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations and trade union organisations promoting ethical consumerism.
EuroMayDay
EuroMayDay is a political day of action against precarity promoted by a network of feminist, anti-capitalist and migrant groups and collectives in mostly Western Europe.
EuroMayDay is a political day of action against precarity promoted by a network of feminist, anti-capitalist and migrant groups and collectives in mostly Western Europe.
European Lifelong Learning Indicators (ELLI)
The development of the European Lifelong Learning Indicators (ELLI) is an initiative of the non-profit Bertelsmann Stiftung to monitor the state of lifelong learning in Europe.
The development of the European Lifelong Learning Indicators (ELLI) is an initiative of the non-profit Bertelsmann Stiftung to monitor the state of lifelong learning in Europe.
Eurosclerosis
Eurosclerosis (German: Eurosklerose) is a term coined in the 1970s and the early 1980s to describe both a political period and an economic pattern in Europe, alluding to the medical term scl...
Eurosclerosis (German: Eurosklerose) is a term coined in the 1970s and the early 1980s to describe both a political period and an economic pattern in Europe, alluding to the medical term scl...
Factors of production
In economics, Factors of production means inputs and finished goods means output.
In economics, Factors of production means inputs and finished goods means output.
Feminisation of the workplace
In response to the pressure from feminism and cultural trends highlighting characteristics in workers which have culturally been associated with women, feminisation of the workplace is a label g...
In response to the pressure from feminism and cultural trends highlighting characteristics in workers which have culturally been associated with women, feminisation of the workplace is a label g...
Frisch elasticity of labor supply
Named after Ragnar Frisch, the Frisch elasticity of labor supply captures the elasticity of hours worked to the wage rate, given a constant marginal utility of consumption.
Named after Ragnar Frisch, the Frisch elasticity of labor supply captures the elasticity of hours worked to the wage rate, given a constant marginal utility of consumption.
Furlough
In the United States a furlough is a temporary unpaid leave of some employees due to special needs of a company, which may be due to economic conditions at the specific employer or in the econo...
In the United States a furlough is a temporary unpaid leave of some employees due to special needs of a company, which may be due to economic conditions at the specific employer or in the econo...
Gender pay gap
In the context of economic inequality, income gender gap (also known as gender pay gap) generally refers to the average difference between men’s and women’s hourly earnings.
In the context of economic inequality, income gender gap (also known as gender pay gap) generally refers to the average difference between men’s and women’s hourly earnings.
General strike
A general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region, or country.
A general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region, or country.
Global workforce
Global workforce refers to the labor pool of workers employed by multinational companies and connected through a global system of networking and production.
Global workforce refers to the labor pool of workers employed by multinational companies and connected through a global system of networking and production.
Green ban
A green ban is a form of strike action, usually taken by a trade union or other organised labour group, which is conducted for environmentalist or conservationist purposes.
A green ban is a form of strike action, usually taken by a trade union or other organised labour group, which is conducted for environmentalist or conservationist purposes.
Haken-giri
Haken-giri is the Japanese term for layoffs of temporary employees (haken) dispatched to companies by staffing agencies.
Haken-giri is the Japanese term for layoffs of temporary employees (haken) dispatched to companies by staffing agencies.
Hazards Campaign
The Hazards Campaign is a UK national network established in 1988 to campaign for improved workplace health, safety and welfare, and a reduction in the incidence of work-related injury, ill-heal...
The Hazards Campaign is a UK national network established in 1988 to campaign for improved workplace health, safety and welfare, and a reduction in the incidence of work-related injury, ill-heal...
Helots
The helots: / Heílôtes) were an unfree population group that formed the main population of Laconia and the whole of Messenia (areas of Sparta).
The helots: / Heílôtes) were an unfree population group that formed the main population of Laconia and the whole of Messenia (areas of Sparta).
Hot desking
Hot desking originates from the definition of being the temporary physical occupant of a work station or surface by a particular employee.
Hot desking originates from the definition of being the temporary physical occupant of a work station or surface by a particular employee.
Human capital
Human capital is the stock of competencies, knowledge, social and personality attributes, including creativity, embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value.
Human capital is the stock of competencies, knowledge, social and personality attributes, including creativity, embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value.
Income gender gap
In the context of economic inequality, income gender gap (also known as gender pay gap) generally refers to the average difference between men’s and women’s hourly earnings.
In the context of economic inequality, income gender gap (also known as gender pay gap) generally refers to the average difference between men’s and women’s hourly earnings.
Indivisibility of labor
Indivisibility of labor in macroeconomics refers to the concept that labor cannot be used in continuous units but must be purchased from workers in blocks of time such as eight hours a day or fo...
Indivisibility of labor in macroeconomics refers to the concept that labor cannot be used in continuous units but must be purchased from workers in blocks of time such as eight hours a day or fo...
Industrial democracy
Industrial democracy is an arrangement which involves workers making decisions, sharing responsibility and authority in the workplace.
Industrial democracy is an arrangement which involves workers making decisions, sharing responsibility and authority in the workplace.
Industrial manslaughter
In Australian Capital Territory law, Industrial manslaughter is a crime where the action or inaction of an employer results in the death of an employee.
In Australian Capital Territory law, Industrial manslaughter is a crime where the action or inaction of an employer results in the death of an employee.
Insider-outsider theory of employment
In labor economics, the insider-outsider theory examines the behavior of economic agents in markets where some participants have more privileged positions than others.
In labor economics, the insider-outsider theory examines the behavior of economic agents in markets where some participants have more privileged positions than others.
Jarrow March
The Jarrow March (or Jarrow Crusade, from the phrase on banners carried by the marchers), was an October 1936 protest march against unemployment and extreme poverty suffered in North East ...
The Jarrow March (or Jarrow Crusade, from the phrase on banners carried by the marchers), was an October 1936 protest march against unemployment and extreme poverty suffered in North East ...
Job creep
Job creep is when a persons job starts extending into that persons leisure time.
Job creep is when a persons job starts extending into that persons leisure time.
Job sharing
Job sharing is an employment arrangement where typically two people are retained on a part-time or reduced-time basis to perform a job normally fulfilled by one person working full-time.
Job sharing is an employment arrangement where typically two people are retained on a part-time or reduced-time basis to perform a job normally fulfilled by one person working full-time.
Knowledge worker
Knowledge workers are workers whose main capital is knowledge.
Knowledge workers are workers whose main capital is knowledge.
Labor force
In economics, a labor force or labour force is a region's combined civilian workforce, including both the employed and unemployed.
In economics, a labor force or labour force is a region's combined civilian workforce, including both the employed and unemployed.
Labor intensity
Labor intensity is the relative proportion of labor (compared to capital) used in a process.
Labor intensity is the relative proportion of labor (compared to capital) used in a process.
Labor market segmentation
A labor market is seen as segmented if it "consists of various sub-groups with little or no crossover capability".
A labor market is seen as segmented if it "consists of various sub-groups with little or no crossover capability".
Labor notes (currency)
Labor notes are an alternative currency based on exchange of hours of labor.
Labor notes are an alternative currency based on exchange of hours of labor.
Labor rights
Labor rights or workers' rights are a group of legal rights and claimed human rights having to do with labor relations between workers and their employers, usually obtained under labor and...
Labor rights or workers' rights are a group of legal rights and claimed human rights having to do with labor relations between workers and their employers, usually obtained under labor and...
Labor theory of value
The labor theories of value (LTV) are heterodox economic theories of value which argue that the value of a commodity is related to the labor needed to produce or obtain that commodity.
The labor theories of value (LTV) are heterodox economic theories of value which argue that the value of a commodity is related to the labor needed to produce or obtain that commodity.
Labour brokering
Labour brokering is a form of outsourcing practiced in South Africa in which companies contract labour brokers to provide them with casual labour.
Labour brokering is a form of outsourcing practiced in South Africa in which companies contract labour brokers to provide them with casual labour.
Labour Day
Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
Labour economics
Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the markets for labour.
Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the markets for labour.
Labour market flexibility
Labor market flexibility refers to the speed with which labor markets adapt to fluctuations and changes in society, the economy or production.
Labor market flexibility refers to the speed with which labor markets adapt to fluctuations and changes in society, the economy or production.
Labour movement
The labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign for better working conditions and treatment from their...
The labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign for better working conditions and treatment from their...
Labour voucher
Labour vouchers are a device proposed to govern demand for goods in some models of socialism, much as money does under capitalism.
Labour vouchers are a device proposed to govern demand for goods in some models of socialism, much as money does under capitalism.
Long service leave
Long service leave is an additional employee vacation payable after long periods of service with an employer in Australia and New Zealand.
Long service leave is an additional employee vacation payable after long periods of service with an employer in Australia and New Zealand.
Luddite fallacy
The Luddite fallacy is an opinion in development economics related to the belief that labour-saving technologies increase unemployment by reducing demand for labour.
The Luddite fallacy is an opinion in development economics related to the belief that labour-saving technologies increase unemployment by reducing demand for labour.
Lump of labour fallacy
In economics, the lump of labour fallacy is the contention that the amount of work available to labourers is fixed.
In economics, the lump of labour fallacy is the contention that the amount of work available to labourers is fixed.
Maafa
The terms Maafa, or alternatively African Holocaust or Holocaust of Enslavement, are political neologisms to refer to the Atlantic slave trade, and the Arab slave trade in Africa.
The terms Maafa, or alternatively African Holocaust or Holocaust of Enslavement, are political neologisms to refer to the Atlantic slave trade, and the Arab slave trade in Africa.
Man-hour
A man-hour or person-hour is the amount of work performed by an average worker in one hour.
A man-hour or person-hour is the amount of work performed by an average worker in one hour.
Manual labour
Manual labour or manual work is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by working animals.
Manual labour or manual work is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by working animals.
Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process under Monopoly Capitalism
Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process under Monopoly Capitalism is a scholarly book written by British, sociological Marxis author Michael Burawoy.
Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process under Monopoly Capitalism is a scholarly book written by British, sociological Marxis author Michael Burawoy.
Mario Tronti
Mario Tronti (Rome, 1931) is an Italian philosopher and politician, considered as one of the founders of the theory of operaismo in the 1960s.
Mario Tronti (Rome, 1931) is an Italian philosopher and politician, considered as one of the founders of the theory of operaismo in the 1960s.
Master contract
A master contract (or master agreement) is a contract reached between parties, in which the parties agree to most of the terms that will govern future transactions or future agreements.
A master contract (or master agreement) is a contract reached between parties, in which the parties agree to most of the terms that will govern future transactions or future agreements.
Maximum wage
A maximum wage, also often called a wage ceiling, is a legal limit on how much income an individual can earn.
A maximum wage, also often called a wage ceiling, is a legal limit on how much income an individual can earn.
McJob
McJob is slang for a low-paying, low-prestige dead end job that requires few skills and offers very little chance of intracompany advancement.
McJob is slang for a low-paying, low-prestige dead end job that requires few skills and offers very little chance of intracompany advancement.
Means of production
Means of production refers to physical, non-human inputs used in production—the factories, machines, and tools used to produce wealth — along with both infrastructural capital and natural capital.
Means of production refers to physical, non-human inputs used in production—the factories, machines, and tools used to produce wealth — along with both infrastructural capital and natural capital.
Milk round
The Milk round is the term commonly used in the UK to describe the phenomenon of companies touring universities each year, in order to advertise their opportunities and recruit students.
The Milk round is the term commonly used in the UK to describe the phenomenon of companies touring universities each year, in order to advertise their opportunities and recruit students.
Motorman
A motorman is the person who operates an electrified trolley car, tram, light rail, or rapid transit train.
A motorman is the person who operates an electrified trolley car, tram, light rail, or rapid transit train.
National Hunger March, 1932
The National Hunger March of September–October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s.
The National Hunger March of September–October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s.
New Unionism
New Unionism is a term which has been used twice in the history of the labour movement, both times involving moves to broaden the union agenda.
New Unionism is a term which has been used twice in the history of the labour movement, both times involving moves to broaden the union agenda.
Occupation of factories
Occupation of factories is a method of the workers' movement used to prevent lock outs.
Occupation of factories is a method of the workers' movement used to prevent lock outs.
Organising model
The organising model, as the term refers to trade unions, is a broad conception of how those organisations should recruit, operate and advance the interests of their members.
The organising model, as the term refers to trade unions, is a broad conception of how those organisations should recruit, operate and advance the interests of their members.
Overqualification
Overqualification is the state of being skilled or educated beyond what is necessary for a job.
Overqualification is the state of being skilled or educated beyond what is necessary for a job.
Paper organization
A paper organization is any group which exists more in theory than reality.
A paper organization is any group which exists more in theory than reality.
Parental leave
Parental leave is an employee benefit that provides paid or unpaid time off work to care for a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare.
Parental leave is an employee benefit that provides paid or unpaid time off work to care for a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare.
Participatory ergonomics
Participatory ergonomics programs seek to maximize the involvement of the workers in this process based on the simple fact that a worker is an expert on his or her job.
Participatory ergonomics programs seek to maximize the involvement of the workers in this process based on the simple fact that a worker is an expert on his or her job.
Past master
A Past Master is one who, having surpassed the position of a Master, can be regarded as highly skilled and experienced.
A Past Master is one who, having surpassed the position of a Master, can be regarded as highly skilled and experienced.
PATCOB
PATCOB (Professional, Administrative, Technical, Clerical, Other white collsr, and Blue collar) are occupational categories established by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
PATCOB (Professional, Administrative, Technical, Clerical, Other white collsr, and Blue collar) are occupational categories established by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Penal labour
Penal labour is a form of unfree labour in which prisoners perform work, typically manual labour.
Penal labour is a form of unfree labour in which prisoners perform work, typically manual labour.
Pink-collar worker
Pink-collar worker is a term designating a type of worker and is set to contrast with a blue-collar worker or a white-collar worker.
Pink-collar worker is a term designating a type of worker and is set to contrast with a blue-collar worker or a white-collar worker.
Portable long service leave
Long Service Leave is type of leave unique to Australia and New Zealand, typically awarded to a Staff Member after completing a considerable tenure with a single company.
Long Service Leave is type of leave unique to Australia and New Zealand, typically awarded to a Staff Member after completing a considerable tenure with a single company.
Precarious work
Precarious work is a term used to describe non-standar employment which is poorly paid, insecure, unprotected, and cannot support a household.
Precarious work is a term used to describe non-standar employment which is poorly paid, insecure, unprotected, and cannot support a household.
Precarity (Euromayday)
Precarity is a condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare.
Precarity is a condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare.
Precarity (Social Christianity)
Precarity is a condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare.
Precarity is a condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare.
Primary boycott
A primary boycott occurs when a union or other political or community organization encourages both its members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm involved in a labor or pol...
A primary boycott occurs when a union or other political or community organization encourages both its members and the general public not to buy the products of a firm involved in a labor or pol...
Protected concerted activity
Protected Concerted Activity is a legal term used in labor policy to define employee protection against employer retaliation.
Protected Concerted Activity is a legal term used in labor policy to define employee protection against employer retaliation.
Quality of working life
Quality of Working Life is a term that had been used to describe the broader job-related experience an individual has.
Quality of Working Life is a term that had been used to describe the broader job-related experience an individual has.
Raniero Panzieri
Raniero Panzieri (Rome, 1921 - Turin, 9 October 1964), Italian politician, writer and Marxist theoretician, considered as the founder of operaismo.
Raniero Panzieri (Rome, 1921 - Turin, 9 October 1964), Italian politician, writer and Marxist theoretician, considered as the founder of operaismo.
Rate of exploitation
The rate of exploitation is a concept in Marxian political economy.
The rate of exploitation is a concept in Marxian political economy.
Recognition strike
A recognition strike is an industrial strike implemented in order to force a particular employer or industry to recognize a trade union as the legitimate collective bargaining agent for a compan...
A recognition strike is an industrial strike implemented in order to force a particular employer or industry to recognize a trade union as the legitimate collective bargaining agent for a compan...
Reproduction (economics)
In Marxian economics, economic reproduction refers to recurrent (or cyclical) processes by which the initial conditions necessary for economic activity to occur are constantly re-created.
In Marxian economics, economic reproduction refers to recurrent (or cyclical) processes by which the initial conditions necessary for economic activity to occur are constantly re-created.
Republic Windows and Doors
Republic Windows and Doors was a Chicago, Illinois-based producer of vinyl replacement windows.
Republic Windows and Doors was a Chicago, Illinois-based producer of vinyl replacement windows.
Rope access
Rope access is a form of work positioning, initially developed from techniques used in climbing and caving, which applies practical ropework to allow workers to access difficult-to-reach locatio...
Rope access is a form of work positioning, initially developed from techniques used in climbing and caving, which applies practical ropework to allow workers to access difficult-to-reach locatio...
Roughneck
Roughneck is a slang term for a person whose occupation is hard-manual labourer, typically in a dangerous working environment.
Roughneck is a slang term for a person whose occupation is hard-manual labourer, typically in a dangerous working environment.
Seasonworkers
Seasonworkers (or Saisonaires) are those who spend either their summers or their winters working abroad for Tour Operators.
Seasonworkers (or Saisonaires) are those who spend either their summers or their winters working abroad for Tour Operators.
Secondary action
Secondary action (also known as a secondary boycott or sympathy strike) is industrial action by a trade union in support of a strike initiated by workers in another, separate enterprise.
Secondary action (also known as a secondary boycott or sympathy strike) is industrial action by a trade union in support of a strike initiated by workers in another, separate enterprise.
Self-Perceived Quality of Life Scale
Self-Perceived Quality of Life Scale is a psychological assessment instrument which is based on a comprehensive theory of the Self-Perceived Quality of Life (SPQL) and provides a multi-faceted ...
Self-Perceived Quality of Life Scale is a psychological assessment instrument which is based on a comprehensive theory of the Self-Perceived Quality of Life (SPQL) and provides a multi-faceted ...
Self-perceived quality-of-life scale
Self-perceived quality-of-life scale is a psychological assessment instrument which is based on a comprehensive theory of the Self-Perceived Quality of Life and provides a multi-faceted measure...
Self-perceived quality-of-life scale is a psychological assessment instrument which is based on a comprehensive theory of the Self-Perceived Quality of Life and provides a multi-faceted measure...
Senior Community Service Employment Program
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a program of the United States Department of Labor, its Employment and Training Administration, to help more senior citizens get ...
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a program of the United States Department of Labor, its Employment and Training Administration, to help more senior citizens get ...
Service model
The service model (or servicing model) generally describes an approach whereby labor unions aim to satisfy members' demands for resolving grievances and securing benefits through methods o...
The service model (or servicing model) generally describes an approach whereby labor unions aim to satisfy members' demands for resolving grievances and securing benefits through methods o...
Sexual Division of Labor (Evolutionary Perspective)
The Sexual Division of Labor is defined as the delegation of different tasks between males and females.
The Sexual Division of Labor is defined as the delegation of different tasks between males and females.
Sexual division of labor (evolutionary perspective)
The sexual division of labor is defined as the delegation of different tasks between males and females.
The sexual division of labor is defined as the delegation of different tasks between males and females.
Shaxi, Guangdong
Shaxi Town (; Cantonese: Sa1 Kai1 Jan3) is a township of Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province, China.
Shaxi Town (; Cantonese: Sa1 Kai1 Jan3) is a township of Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province, China.
Shaxi, Zhongshan
Shaxi Town is a township of Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province, China.
Shaxi Town is a township of Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province, China.
Shreni
Shreni, in the context of Ancient India, was an association of traders, merchants, and artisans.
Shreni, in the context of Ancient India, was an association of traders, merchants, and artisans.
Shuntō
Shuntō is a Japanese term, usually translated as "spring wages
Offensive", with the word "wages" sometimes replaced with livelihood, labour or similar term.
Shuntō is a Japanese term, usually translated as "spring wages
Offensive", with the word "wages" sometimes replaced with livelihood, labour or similar term.
Sick leave
Sick leave (or paid sick days or sick pay) is time off from work that workers can use during periods of temporary illness to stay home and address their health and safety needs witho...
Sick leave (or paid sick days or sick pay) is time off from work that workers can use during periods of temporary illness to stay home and address their health and safety needs witho...
Side letter (collective bargaining)
A side letter or side agreement is a collective bargaining agreement that is not part of the underlying or primary collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and which the parties to the contr...
A side letter or side agreement is a collective bargaining agreement that is not part of the underlying or primary collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and which the parties to the contr...
Simon Jones Memorial Campaign
The Simon Jones Memorial Campaign was set up after casual dock worker Simon Jones was decapitated in an industrial accident on April 24, 1998.
The Simon Jones Memorial Campaign was set up after casual dock worker Simon Jones was decapitated in an industrial accident on April 24, 1998.
Skill (labor)
Skill is a measure of a worker's expertise, specialization, wages, and supervisory capacity.
Skill is a measure of a worker's expertise, specialization, wages, and supervisory capacity.
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work.
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work.
Social division of labor
Social division of labor, one of the two aspects of the division of labor, is to the distribution of labor based on specialization in order to increase productivity.
Social division of labor, one of the two aspects of the division of labor, is to the distribution of labor based on specialization in order to increase productivity.
Social Movement Unionism
Social Movement Unionism is a trend of theory and practice in contemporary trade unionism.
Social Movement Unionism is a trend of theory and practice in contemporary trade unionism.
Solidarity unionism
Solidarity unionism is a model of labour organizing in which the workers themselves formulate strategy and take action against the company directly without mediation from government or paid unio...
Solidarity unionism is a model of labour organizing in which the workers themselves formulate strategy and take action against the company directly without mediation from government or paid unio...
Soviet working class
The Soviet working class was, according to Marxist–Leninist theory supposed to be the Soviet Union's ruling class during its transition from Socialist stage of development to pure communism.
The Soviet working class was, according to Marxist–Leninist theory supposed to be the Soviet Union's ruling class during its transition from Socialist stage of development to pure communism.
Statistical discrimination (economics)
Statistical Discrimination is an economic theory of racial or gender inequality based on stereotypes.
Statistical Discrimination is an economic theory of racial or gender inequality based on stereotypes.
Strikebreaker
A strikebreaker (sometimes derogatorily called a scab) is a person who works despite an ongoing strike.
A strikebreaker (sometimes derogatorily called a scab) is a person who works despite an ongoing strike.
Surface bargaining
Surface bargaining is a strategy in collective bargaining in which one of the parties "merely goes through the motions," with no intention of reaching an agreement.
Surface bargaining is a strategy in collective bargaining in which one of the parties "merely goes through the motions," with no intention of reaching an agreement.
Surplus labour
Surplus labour is a concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of political economy.
Surplus labour is a concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of political economy.
Sweating system
Sweating system was a term used to describe an iniquitous system of subcontracting in the tailoring trade which came into prominence around 1848.
Sweating system was a term used to describe an iniquitous system of subcontracting in the tailoring trade which came into prominence around 1848.
Sweatshop
Sweatshop is a negatively connoted term for any working environment considered to be unacceptably difficult or dangerous.
Sweatshop is a negatively connoted term for any working environment considered to be unacceptably difficult or dangerous.
Swedish labour movement
The labour movement in Sweden dates back to at least the 1850s, when Swedish workers initiated the organizing of previously spontaneous food riots into strikes, hence acting as an autonomous group.
The labour movement in Sweden dates back to at least the 1850s, when Swedish workers initiated the organizing of previously spontaneous food riots into strikes, hence acting as an autonomous group.
Syndicalism
Syndicalism is a type of economic system proposed as a replacement for capitalism and an alternative to state socialism, which uses federations of collectivised trade unions or industrial unions.
Syndicalism is a type of economic system proposed as a replacement for capitalism and an alternative to state socialism, which uses federations of collectivised trade unions or industrial unions.
Time clock
A time clock, sometimes known as a clock card machine or punch clock or time recorder, is a mechanical timepiece used to assist in tracking the hours an employee of a company w...
A time clock, sometimes known as a clock card machine or punch clock or time recorder, is a mechanical timepiece used to assist in tracking the hours an employee of a company w...
Timeline of labor issues and events
Timeline of organized labor history __NOTOC__ 1790s - 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970...
Timeline of organized labor history __NOTOC__ 1790s - 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970...
Trafficking in film and television
In film and television productions, trafficking in people is often portrayed on-screen as involving a process of using physical force, fraud, deception, or other forms or coercion or intimidatio...
In film and television productions, trafficking in people is often portrayed on-screen as involving a process of using physical force, fraud, deception, or other forms or coercion or intimidatio...
Transient laborer
Transient laborers are people who offer their services for outdoor, usually home improvement work, for a fee.
Transient laborers are people who offer their services for outdoor, usually home improvement work, for a fee.
Travel nursing
Travel nursing and the Travel Nursing Industry developed in response to the nursing shortage in which nurses travel to work temporary short-term nursing positions.
Travel nursing and the Travel Nursing Industry developed in response to the nursing shortage in which nurses travel to work temporary short-term nursing positions.
Truck system
A truck system is an arrangement in which employees are paid in commodities or some currency substitute (referred to as scrip), rather than with standard money.
A truck system is an arrangement in which employees are paid in commodities or some currency substitute (referred to as scrip), rather than with standard money.
Union label
A union label (sometimes called a union bug) is a label, mark or emblem which advertises that the employees who make a product or provide a service are represented by the labor union or gr...
A union label (sometimes called a union bug) is a label, mark or emblem which advertises that the employees who make a product or provide a service are represented by the labor union or gr...
Universal validity of collective labour agreements
In Finland, Universal validity of collective labour agreements is a condition that a collective agreement in an economic sector becomes a universally applicable legal minimum for any individual'...
In Finland, Universal validity of collective labour agreements is a condition that a collective agreement in an economic sector becomes a universally applicable legal minimum for any individual'...
Wage-fund doctrine
The Wage-Fund Doctrine is an expression that comes from early economic theory that seeks to show that the amount of money a worker earns in wages, paid to them from a fixed amount of funds avail...
The Wage-Fund Doctrine is an expression that comes from early economic theory that seeks to show that the amount of money a worker earns in wages, paid to them from a fixed amount of funds avail...
Women's work
Women's work or woman's work is a term used particularly in the West to indicate work that is believed to be exclusively the domain of women and associates particular tasks with the female...
Women's work or woman's work is a term used particularly in the West to indicate work that is believed to be exclusively the domain of women and associates particular tasks with the female...
Work card
A work card is like an Identity Card which verifies that a person has been given work, or is eligible to perform work in a given profession or jurisdiction.
A work card is like an Identity Card which verifies that a person has been given work, or is eligible to perform work in a given profession or jurisdiction.
Work-in
A work-in is a form of direct action, where a group of workers whose jobs are under threat resolve to remain in their place of employment and continue producing without pay.
A work-in is a form of direct action, where a group of workers whose jobs are under threat resolve to remain in their place of employment and continue producing without pay.
Workaholic
A workaholic or Jeremy Falls is a person who is addicted to work.
A workaholic or Jeremy Falls is a person who is addicted to work.
Workerism
Workerism is a name given to different trends in left-wing political discourse, especially anarchism and Marxism.
Workerism is a name given to different trends in left-wing political discourse, especially anarchism and Marxism.
Workers' control
Workers' control is a term meaning participation in the management of factories and other commercial enterprises by the people who work there.
Workers' control is a term meaning participation in the management of factories and other commercial enterprises by the people who work there.
Workers' self-management
Worker self-management is a form of workplace decision-making in which the workers themselves agree on choices instead of an owner or traditional supervisor telling workers what to do, how to d...
Worker self-management is a form of workplace decision-making in which the workers themselves agree on choices instead of an owner or traditional supervisor telling workers what to do, how to d...
Workforce
The workforce is the labour pool in employment.
The workforce is the labour pool in employment.
Working class
Working class (or lower class, labouring class, sometimes proletariat) is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower ti...
Working class (or lower class, labouring class, sometimes proletariat) is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower ti...
Working Saturday
In some countries which have a 5-day workweek with Saturday and Sunday being days off, on some occasions some Saturdays may be declared working Saturdays.
In some countries which have a 5-day workweek with Saturday and Sunday being days off, on some occasions some Saturdays may be declared working Saturdays.
Workplace safety
Workplace safety & health is a category of management responsibility in places of employment.
Workplace safety & health is a category of management responsibility in places of employment.
Wortley Hall
Wortley Hall is a stately home in the small South Yorkshire village of Wortley, located west of Barnsley.
Wortley Hall is a stately home in the small South Yorkshire village of Wortley, located west of Barnsley.
Wrongful dismissal
Wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is an idiom and legal phrase, describing a situation in which an employee's contract of employment has bee...
Wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is an idiom and legal phrase, describing a situation in which an employee's contract of employment has bee...
YMCA Training, Inc. (Boston)
YMCA Training, Inc. is a non-profit organization in Boston, MA that provides access to employment to low-income unemployed adults through through quality technical and office support skills training.
YMCA Training, Inc. is a non-profit organization in Boston, MA that provides access to employment to low-income unemployed adults through through quality technical and office support skills training.