Labor Union Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for a written promise never to join a union?

• Blacklisting

• Scab

• Yellow Dog Contract

• Strike

Fill in the blank: A replacement worker who takes the job of a striking worker is called a ______.

• A) Scab

• B) Lockout

• C) Grievance

• D) Picketing

Which term describes a process where management and workers sit down and together decide on a contract?

• Collective Bargaining

• Lock-in

• Picketing

• Grievance

Fill in the blank: When a group of workers decides to stop working all at the same time to force the management to bargain, it is called a ______.

• Strike

• Lockout

• Blacklisting

• Contract

What is the term for a private security firm that specialized in breaking strikes using violence and intimidation tactics?

• Pinkerton Agency

• Scab

• Lock-in

• Grievance

Fill in the blank: A written document that spells out the rights and responsibilities of a worker and the management is called a ______.

• Contract

• Strike

• Lockout

• Scab

Fill in the blank: When a worker is on a no-hire list from a particular industry, it is known as ______.

• A) Blacklisting

• B) Scab

• C) Lock-in

• D) Grievance

What is the term for protesting and demonstrating publicly to display either a strike or a grievance to the public eye?

• Picketing

• Lock-in

• Scab

• Contract

Fill in the blank: A written complaint brought forward by a worker against management is called a ______.

• Grievance

• Lockout

• Strike

• Scab

Which term describes when a group of workers refuses to work and refuses to leave the work site causing a disruption of production?

• Lock-in

• Strike

• Blacklisting

• Contract