Glossary Of Terms

• Unfair labor practice - Actions by the employer which interfere with, restrain, coerce, or threaten employees with respect to their rights.
• Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) - A uniform law governing commercial transactions. The U.C.C. has been adopted by all states except Louisiana.
• Uniform Laws - Annotated Annotated uniform and model acts approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
• Unilateral contract - An agreement by which one undertakes an express performance without receiving any express promise of performance from the other.
• Union - An organization of workers formed for the purpose of collective bargaining.
• Unlawful detainer - A detention of real estate without the consent of the owner or other person entitled to its possession.
• Unliquidated debt - Remaining not determined; unassessed or unsettled; in dispute as to the proper amount.
• Unsecured debts - In bankruptcy, debts such as open accounts at department stores for which the debtor has not pledged collateral to guarantee payment.
• Urban - A city or town.
• Usury - Extraction of interest on a loan above the maximum rate permitted by statute.