labor relations
Union-management dialogue
Labor relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees, especially as mediated by unions and collective bargaining.
The term encompasses negotiations over wages, working conditions, and benefits, as well as the management of disputes and grievances: The company hired a consultant to improve labor relations.
In academic and professional contexts, labor relations is a field of study and practice.
Joint worker-employer talks
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- agreementShared position between parties
contract · ratification · proposal · counteroffer · concession · compromise · deadlock · stalemate
Forceful impact or stoppage
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- walkoutProtest by leaving
picketing · boycott · work stoppage · slowdown · wildcat strike · tension · friction · antagonism
Joining into one
- trade unionWorkers' collective for negotiations
- AFL-CIOCombined federation of unions
- TeamstersTransportation workers' labor organization
- organizingSystematically putting in order
union drive · card check · certification · decertification · union shop · closed shop · open shop · right-to-work
Employment location
- employerOne who employs others
- employeeHired organizational member
- wagesPayment for work
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
working conditions · hiring · firing · layoff · promotion · seniority · job security · termination
Employee administration department
- employment lawStatutes governing workplace relations
- workplace dynamicsInterpersonal forces at work
- personnel managementOverseeing an organization's workers
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
Shared business arrangement
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- good faithSincere, honest intent
mutual respect · open communication · win-win · trust · rapport · cooperative · accord · understanding
collective bargaining
Joint worker-employer talks
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
agreement · contract · ratification · proposal · counteroffer · concession · compromise · deadlock · stalemate · impasse
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
walkout · picketing · boycott · work stoppage · slowdown · wildcat strike · tension · friction · antagonism · hostile
union
Joining into one
- trade unionWorkers' collective for negotiations
- AFL-CIOCombined federation of unions
- TeamstersTransportation workers' labor organization
organizing · union drive · card check · certification · decertification · union shop · closed shop · open shop · right-to-work · shop steward
workplace
Employment location
benefits · working conditions · hiring · firing · layoff · promotion · seniority · job security · termination · discipline
human resources
Employee administration department
- employment lawStatutes governing workplace relations
- workplace dynamicsInterpersonal forces at work
- personnel managementOverseeing an organization's workers
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
good faith · mutual respect · open communication · win-win · trust · rapport · cooperative · accord · understanding · constructive
- laborwork, workers, hard work, employment, effort
- HRhiring, human resources, recruiting, HR, onboarding
- HR Managementhuman resources, HR, hiring, recruiting, staffing
- labor lawlabour law, worker rights, bargaining rights, employment law, work contracts
- QuebecQuebec City, Montreal, premier, National Assembly, premiers
- federal employmentfederal jobs, federal employees, federal workers, federal workforce, government workers
labor relationsat-will employment
Job without guaranteed duration
labor relationslabor peace
Absence of work stoppages
labor unrest · industrial conflict · workplace conflict · union busting
labor relationscapital management
Overseeing financial resources strategically
investor relations · ownership rights · corporate governance · executive compensation · profit maximization
labor, relation, laborer, labored, laboring, relations, collaborate, collaboration, laborers