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  2. Trade union - Wikipedia

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    A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees ...

  3. List of labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Amazon Labor Union. Association of Professional Flight Attendants. Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers. Campaign Workers Guild. Directors Guild of America. Fraternal Order of Police. Independent Pilots Association. Industrial Workers of the World. International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

  4. Labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    e. Labor unions represent United States workers in many industries recognized under US labor law since the 1935 enactment of the National Labor Relations Act. Their activity today centers on collective bargaining over wages, benefits, and working conditions for their membership, and on representing their members in disputes with management over ...

  5. List of trade unions - Wikipedia

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    Federation of Independent Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organisations. Fire Services Association. Managers and Supervisors Association. National Petroleum Staff Association. National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago. National Union of Domestic Employees. National Union of Government and Federated Workers.

  6. Labour movement - Wikipedia

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    The labour movement [a] is the collective organisation of working people to further their shared political and economic interests. It consists of the trade union or labour union movement, as well as political parties of labour. It can be considered an instance of class conflict . In trade unions, workers campaign for higher wages, better ...

  7. Industrial unionism - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Industrial unionism is a trade union organising method through which all workers in the same industry are organized into the same union, regardless of skill or trade, thus giving workers in one industry, or in all industries, more leverage in bargaining and in strike situations. Industrial unionism contrasts with craft unionism, which ...

  8. Unionization - Wikipedia

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    Unionization is the creation and growth of modern trade unions. Trade unions were often seen as a left-wing, socialist concept, whose popularity has increased during the 19th century when a rise in industrial capitalism saw a decrease in motives for up-keeping workers' rights. Workers usually create unions when they face a certain struggle ...

  9. International comparisons of trade unions - Wikipedia

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    In 1987, United States unionization was 37 points below the average of seventeen countries surveyed, down from 17 points below average in 1970. [3] Between 1970 and 1987, union membership declined in only three other countries: Austria, by 3%, Japan, by 7%, and the Netherlands, by 4%. In the United States, union membership had declined by 14%.