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  2. Labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 centers on collective bargaining over wages, benefits, and working conditions for their membership, and on representing their members in disputes with management over ...

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

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    Name est. Members (approx) Description Constitution Website National Education Association: 1857 3,000,000+ [1] Public school employees including but not limited to teachers, Education Support Professionals, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, guidance counselors, nurses, administrative assistants, secretaries, psychologists, and librarians.

  4. American Federation of Government Employees - Wikipedia

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    AFGE.org. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is an American labor union representing over 750,000 employees of the federal government, about 5,000 employees of the District of Columbia, and a few hundred private sector employees, mostly in and around federal facilities. AFGE is the largest union for civilian, non- postal ...

  5. Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Prehistoric and Pre-Columbian Era: until 1607: Colonial Era: 1607–1765: 1776–1789 American Revolution 1765–1783 Confederation period 1783–1788: 1789–1815 ...

  6. AFL-CIO - Wikipedia

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    AFL-CIO. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center that is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 60 national and international unions, [2] together representing more than 12 million active and retired workers. [1]

  7. National Treasury Employees Union - Wikipedia

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    In 1938, a group of employees working in Wisconsin as Internal Revenue Collectors formed the National Association of Employees of Collectors of the Internal Revenue (NAECIR) with the goal of securing civil service protection, fair salaries and improved working conditions.

  8. 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, [1] such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of ...

  9. Credit unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Banking in theUnited States. Credit unions in the United States served 100 million members, comprising 43.7% of the economically active population, in 2014. [1][2] U.S. credit unions are not-for-profit, cooperative, tax-exempt organizations. [3] The clients of the credit unions become partners of the financial institution and their presence ...