Headquarters from which requests for workers are filled. A hiring hall may be operated by a union alone or by an employer and union jointly. Master agreement - A union contract usually associated with industry-wide or near-industry-wide bargaining. Usually the master agreement settles major issues but does not necessarily control all points, thus leaving room for local adjustments.

The local UFW office that issued work dispatches to farms under contract. It replaced the dreaded labor contractor system of hiring and was one of the major causes of the reluctance of growers to sign contracts with the UFW.

a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation