Trade union
Trade Union
A Trade Union (pronounced: /ˈtreɪd ˈjuːnɪən/), also known as a labor union in the United States, is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits, and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labor contracts with employers.
Etymology
The term "trade union" has its origins in the 19th century in Britain, where it was used to describe a union of workers in a specific trade. The term "labor union" is used in the United States and denotes the same concept.
Related Terms
- Collective Bargaining: A process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights.
- Strike Action: A work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees in a corporation or industry to work.
- Union Shop: A form of a union security clause under which the employer agrees to hire either labor union members or nonmembers but all non-union employees must become union members within a certain period of time or lose their jobs.
- Closed Shop: A form of union security agreement under which the employer agrees to hire union members only, and employees must remain members of the union at all times in order to remain employed.
- Right to Work: Refers to statutes in 27 U.S. states that prohibit union security agreements between companies and workers' unions.
- Industrial Action: Refers to measures taken by trade unions or other labor organizations to reduce productivity in a workplace.
- Union Organizer: A specific type of trade union member (often elected) or an appointed union official. A majority of unions appoint rather than elect their organizers.
- Union Dues: Regular payments made by members to their respective unions.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Trade union
- Wikipedia's article - Trade union
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