- Institutionalists
Those subscribing to the theory that the operation of labour markets requires a knowledge and understanding of such social organizations as unions, nongovernmental community organizations, and international institutions.
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
A tripartite (government, management, and labour) agency of the UN with the mandate to establish and enforce global labour standards.
- Company Union
A union that a company helped create or has come to influence to the point of interfering with the democratic process.
- Craft or Occupational Unionism
Unions that typically allow into membership only trades or occupations that are in the same family of skills.
- Industrial Unionism
A type of inclusive unionism that represents a broad range of skills and occupations.
- Public Sector or Social Justice Unionism
Unions of public sector employees at all three levels of government: local, provincial, and federal; typically advocates of a philosophy of social justice.
- Utility Function
The sum of individual preferences for such measurable items as wages and benefits.
- Union Density
A fraction that expresses union members as a percentage of the non-agricultural labour force
- Closed Shop
A form of union security in which membership in the union is a condition of employment.
- Union Shop
A form of union security in which new employees must join the union but only after a probation period.
- Rand Formula
A union security provision in which employees do not have to join the union but all employees must pay dues.
- Union Busting
An effort to eliminate a union from a workplace or prevent a union from writing certification. Effort may be legal or illegal
