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UNION:  Organization of workers formed for mutual protection and for purpose of dealing collectively with their employer on issues of wages, hours, working conditions and other matters pertaining to their employment.

UNION CONTRACT:  Written agreement between an employer and a union specifying the terms and conditions of employment for workers, the status of the union, and the procedure of settling disputes arising during the contract term. Also known as "collective agreement".

UNION JURISDICTION:  The group of employees which a union seeks to represent, or jobs which the union claims should be filed by its members. Also, the crafts covered by specific national or international unions.

UNION OFFICIAL:  Representatives of a union either selected or elected by the membership to conduct the affairs of the union.

UNION REFERRAL:  Method of hiring in which refers job applicants to the employer. Differs from central hiring hall in that there is no fixed location at which applicants gather.

UNION SHOP:  Established in which newly-hired employees are required, as a condition of employment, to join the union within a specified time after employment, and in which all employees must maintain good standing in the union as a condition of employment.

UNION STEWARD:  On-site union offical. The steward is elected by his or her co-workers to oversee that particular union's work in the facility. Stewards are responsible for resolving disputes over the union jurisdiction, handling grievances, and ensuring that the term specified in the union contract are complied with. Sometimes called "committeeman."

UPRIGHT:  The vertical post that supports the back wall and side rail drape. Also referredto as post, stanchion, tube, pipe steel or pilaster.

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