Implications of a Deadlock in Bargaining
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. A "bargaining impasse" is
a situation in which the two parties are unable to reach a consensus over the
collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a range of strikes to voice their
displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic strike is one that arises
during contract negotiations as a result of discontent with the status of the
economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded together when contract
negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The two unions,
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it forces Verizon
workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the end of the year,
the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick leave. 16
Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot afford
these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome of
negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the company
to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The union may
go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a lockout is to
force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from working. A
lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective bargaining
agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a true
impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement when
it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball Association
locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the goal of a
strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
A "bargaining impasse" is a situation in which the two parties are unable to
reach a consensus over the collective bargaining agreement. Workers use a
range of strikes to voice their displeasure at a negotiating impasse. An economic
strike is one that arises during contract negotiations as a result of discontent
with the status of the economy. For example, 45,000 Verizon workers banded
together when contract negotiations collapsed in the summer of 2011. 15. The
two unions, Communications Workers of America and the International
Brotherhood of Electric Workers, contend that the new contract is unfair since it
forces Verizon workers to contribute more to the company's health plan. At the
end of the year, the corporation also intends to freeze pensions and reduce sick
leave. 16 Verizon argues that because the telecom sector is changing, it cannot
afford these expenses. A strike for unfair labor practices could be the outcome
of negotiations. The goal of an unfair labor practices strike is to get the
company to stop doing what the union deems to be unfair labor practices. The
union may go on strike or lockout if talks come to a standstill. The goal of a
lockout is to force the union to accept the contract by preventing workers from
working. A lockout can only be legally implemented if the present collective
bargaining agreement has terminated and contract negotiations have come to a
true impasse. Players were forced to sign the collective bargaining agreement
when it expired in the summer of 2011 because the National Basketball
Association locked them out, endangering the 2011–12 season 17. Similarly, the
goal of a strike is to compel the business into accepting the proposed deal. Some
companies will implement a lockout if workers purposefully slow down, or
diminish, their output. Some unions will opt for this tactic rather than a strike
because workers are still paid during a slowdown. A sick-out occurs when
union members call in sick, which may be illegal since they are using their
allotted time. A walk-out is an unannounced refusal to work. However, a judge
might declare this type of tactic illegal if the actions are reckless or
unreasonable. Jurisdictional strikes are used to force an employer to assign labor
to members of one union instead of another (where there are two unions within
the same organization) or to force management to recognize one union
representation while it currently recognizes another. The purpose of a sick-out
strike is to show the company how inefficient it would be if workers went on
strike. The Taft-Hartley Act forbids wildcat strikes since they are not union-
approved and usually violate a collective bargaining agreement.Sympathy
strikes occur when members of other unions stop working in order to show
support for the striking union. Although they are not illegal, they may violate
the conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
