2281 · 3.4
Trade unions flashcards
Revision flashcards for Cambridge 2281 Trade unions (syllabus 3.4). Flip, recall, then mark a real past-paper question.
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What is a trade union?
An organisation of workers that aims to protect and improve its members' pay and working conditions.
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What is collective bargaining?
Negotiation between a trade union, acting for all its members, and an employer over pay and conditions.
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What is a strike?
Industrial action in which workers withdraw their labour completely.
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What is a work-to-rule?
Industrial action in which workers follow every rule and procedure exactly so that work slows down.
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What is an overtime ban?
Industrial action in which workers refuse to work any hours beyond their contract.
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What is a craft union?
A union that organises workers in one skilled trade, such as electricians.
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What is an industrial union?
A union that organises all the workers in one industry, whatever their job.
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What is union density?
The proportion of a workforce that belongs to a trade union.
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What is a productivity deal?
An agreement in which workers accept changes that raise output per worker in return for higher pay.
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What is the free-rider problem in union membership?
Non-members may receive the pay rises a union negotiates without paying the subscription, so some workers choose not to join.