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When two unions are disputing which one's members should have the exclusive right to perform a given task at a shared worksite, they are in a __________ dispute.
I know this word. I know I know this word. But it's been stubbornly refusing to slot itself into that sentence for a week now, and that's starting to get annoying. "Arbitration" and "immigration" keep jumping in to occupy the slot instead, and obviously neither of those is even close to the word they keep stomping on.
Cure my aphasia for me?
I know this word. I know I know this word. But it's been stubbornly refusing to slot itself into that sentence for a week now, and that's starting to get annoying. "Arbitration" and "immigration" keep jumping in to occupy the slot instead, and obviously neither of those is even close to the word they keep stomping on.
Cure my aphasia for me?
Best answer: Jurisdictional? (on preview: ... dangit)
posted by cdefgfeadgagfe at 10:00 PM on December 6, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by cdefgfeadgagfe at 10:00 PM on December 6, 2019 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Good thought, but not the specific word I'm trying to dig out.
posted by flabdablet at 10:23 PM on December 6, 2019
posted by flabdablet at 10:23 PM on December 6, 2019
jurisdictional aka work-assignment dispute
posted by Iris Gambol at 10:31 PM on December 6, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Iris Gambol at 10:31 PM on December 6, 2019 [1 favorite]
Best answer: But you both get best answers, because "jurisdictional" was a starting point for yet another round of interrogating thesaurus.com, and this time it got me there. Thanks, all.
Demarcation dispute
posted by flabdablet at 10:32 PM on December 6, 2019 [12 favorites]
Demarcation dispute
posted by flabdablet at 10:32 PM on December 6, 2019 [12 favorites]
I can't mark 'demarcation' as a best answer, for some reason. I wonder if this is regional, or just an indicator of the lack of unions in the US.
posted by pompomtom at 3:03 AM on December 7, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by pompomtom at 3:03 AM on December 7, 2019 [1 favorite]
One could also call this a "turf war".
posted by Johnny Assay at 5:33 AM on December 7, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by Johnny Assay at 5:33 AM on December 7, 2019 [2 favorites]
"exclusivity dispute" the phrase finds a lot of case law around contracts, unions etc.
posted by unearthed at 11:51 AM on December 7, 2019
posted by unearthed at 11:51 AM on December 7, 2019
Jurisdictional dispute is the term you are looking for when it involves union against union.
There is a related term "work-to-rule" which is sometimes used in union disputes against management. It is a form of slowdown that is not a full strike. Union members will work strictly to the rules. For example, if a piece of two-by-four is laying on the ground in the way, require a carpenter be called in to move it instead of an electrician. Or if a piece of wire is laying on the ground, require an electrician to pick it up instead of a carpenter. Or refusing to work overtime. Or stopping precisely at scheduled break time, even if in the middle of a critical task.
posted by JackFlash at 2:55 PM on December 7, 2019
There is a related term "work-to-rule" which is sometimes used in union disputes against management. It is a form of slowdown that is not a full strike. Union members will work strictly to the rules. For example, if a piece of two-by-four is laying on the ground in the way, require a carpenter be called in to move it instead of an electrician. Or if a piece of wire is laying on the ground, require an electrician to pick it up instead of a carpenter. Or refusing to work overtime. Or stopping precisely at scheduled break time, even if in the middle of a critical task.
posted by JackFlash at 2:55 PM on December 7, 2019
Er, I think some of us did that thing where we unthinkingly provided US-centric responses to an asker who turned out to be looking for a term more commonly used in other systems. (But now I know the term "demarcation dispute," which is cool, thank you!)
posted by cdefgfeadgagfe at 6:24 PM on December 7, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by cdefgfeadgagfe at 6:24 PM on December 7, 2019 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: I can't mark 'demarcation' as a best answer, for some reason.
Not your question. But I've overcome my shyness and done it for you, since it did seem a bit odd to have best answers marked that were not the actual word my stupid brain was refusing to release.
posted by flabdablet at 9:48 PM on December 7, 2019 [2 favorites]
Not your question. But I've overcome my shyness and done it for you, since it did seem a bit odd to have best answers marked that were not the actual word my stupid brain was refusing to release.
posted by flabdablet at 9:48 PM on December 7, 2019 [2 favorites]
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posted by artdrectr at 9:59 PM on December 6, 2019 [1 favorite]