Union and Management Negotiating Tools Strikes Picketing Marching back and forth in front of a place of employment with signs informing the public that a strike is in progress Employees hope to arouse public sympathy and encourage the public not to patronize the firm Nonstriking employees will honor the picket line and not report to work Members of other unions will not cross the picket line Wildcat strike A strike not approved by the strikers’ union Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved

Union and Management Negotiating Tools (cont’d) Slowdowns and boycotts Slowdown Workers report to their jobs but work at a slower pace than normal Boycott A refusal to do business with a particular firm Primary boycott: aimed at the employer directly involved in the dispute Secondary boycott: aimed at a firm doing business with an employer involved in a labor dispute; prohibited by the Taft-Hartley Act Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved

Union and Management Negotiating Tools (cont’d) Lockouts and strikebreakers Lockout A firm’s refusal to let employees enter the workplace Strikebreaker A nonunion employee who performs the job of a striking union member Mediation and arbitration Mediation The use of a neutral third party to assist management and the union during their negotiations Arbitration The use of a neutral third party to decide an issue when the two sides cannot agree Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved