farmers union
Agricultural workers' organization
A farmers union is an organization of agricultural workers and farm owners that advocates for their economic interests, including fair prices, labor rights, and favorable policies.
Such unions negotiate collectively, lobby governments, and provide services to members: The farmers union pushed back against the new water regulations.
In the U.S., the National Farmers Union has operated since 1902.
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
crop prices · lobby · rural · rural America · collective · membership · advocacy · harvest · crops · tractor · bargaining · land rights · solidarity · dues · meetings · town hall · prairie · subsidies
- Farm Groupsgrange, dairy co-op, Grange, granges, cattlemen
- professional organizationsprofessional association, trade association, professional society, guilds, trade group
- rural lifevillage, villages, farmhouses, pastoral, hamlets
- trade organizationstrade association, trade bloc, chamber of commerce, trade commission, trade group