UNION TERMS ASSIGNMENT 
Below you will find a list of definitions and a list of terms related to unions and other 
associations. Match the definition with the term. 
1. A refusal to work because a satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated. 
__________________ 
2. A legal step used by an employer to end a strike or other actions of employees. 
___________ 
3. The agreement between an employer and a union that involves wages, working conditions, 
fringe benefits, and so on. __________________________ 
4. The person in charge of a local union. ___________________________ 
5. Dental plans, pension plans, sick leave plans, etc.____________________ 
6. A place of work where a person must belong to the union. ____________________ 
7. A method of settling a dispute between an employer and employees by bringing in a third 
party. _____________________ 
8. The legal procedures that a group must follow in order to become a union. _______________ 
9. When workers on strike spend several hours each week in front of their place of 
work.___________________ 
10. If some part of his or her contract is not followed, a unionized employee has the right to file a 
complaint in this form. __________________________________ 
11. An advantage attained by length of continuous employment. _________________________ 
12. A strike that takes place while a contract is still in effect. _________________________ 
13. A work slowdown or a refusal to perform some duties not in the employee's job 
description. _______________________ 
14. The closure of a place of work by an employer in order to pressure employees to agree to 
the terms of employment. __________________________ 
15. A method of determining wages, hours, etc. through direct negotiations between the union 
and the employer. __________________________ 
16. A cost-of-living adjustment clause. ____________________________ 
Local Shop Steward Wildcat Strike 
Strike Certification Work-to-Rule 
Check off Collective Bargaining COLA 
Grievance Seniority Closed Shop 
Lockout Conciliation Fringe Benefits 
Injunction Mediation Picket