Labor Union Terms

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Strike

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Walking off the job in protest

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Picket Line

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Holding protest signs outside of your job

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Strike Fund

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Money set aside by union members

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Blacklisting

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Circulating names of fired employees because of union activity to new potential employers

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Pinkertons

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Spies hired to break up strikes

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Strike Breakers

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People hired to end strikes

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Injunction

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A court order to end a strike

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"Yellow Dog" Contracts

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A contract agreeing to not join the union