labour unions
Employee bargaining groups
Labour unions are organizations of workers formed to protect and advance their members' interests through collective bargaining with employers.
Unions negotiate wages, benefits, working conditions, and job security.
The spelling with -our is British; American English uses labor unions.
The labour union threatened to strike if demands weren't met.
Legal protections for employees
- job securityProtected employment status
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- workplace safetyHarm prevention at jobs
- occupational healthWorker wellbeing discipline
workers' compensation · pensions · fair wages · anti-discrimination · harassment policy · employment law · whistleblower · health insurance
Forceful impact or stoppage
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
- industrial actionCollective employee pressure tactic
slowdown · wildcat strike · sympathy strike · blue flu · picket line · picket signs · scab · strikebreaker
Union of semi-autonomous states
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
coalition · alliance · association · league · cooperative · consortium · local · chapter
Joint worker-employer talks
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
grievance · proposal · counterproposal · demand · agreement · terms · compromise · concessions
Wholeness through cohesion
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- collectiveJointly organized group
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
mutual aid · cooperation · rank and file · international solidarity · working class · anthem · banner · closed shop
Advocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- petitionFormal written appeal
- pressureForce upon contact
mobilization · endorsement · legislation · minimum wage · working conditions · representation · voice · empowerment
workers' rights
Legal protections for employees
- job securityProtected employment status
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- workplace safetyHarm prevention at jobs
occupational health · workers' compensation · pensions · fair wages · anti-discrimination · harassment policy · employment law · whistleblower · health insurance · severance
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
industrial action · slowdown · wildcat strike · sympathy strike · blue flu · picket line · picket signs · scab · strikebreaker · dispute
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- brotherhoodKinship among men
confederation · coalition · alliance · association · league · cooperative · consortium · local · chapter · shop steward
collective bargaining
Joint worker-employer talks
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
conciliation · grievance · proposal · counterproposal · demand · agreement · terms · compromise · concessions · representative
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- collectiveJointly organized group
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
fellowship · mutual aid · cooperation · rank and file · international solidarity · working class · anthem · banner · closed shop
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- petitionFormal written appeal
pressure · mobilization · endorsement · legislation · minimum wage · working conditions · representation · voice · empowerment · organizing drive
labour unionsat-will employment
Job without guaranteed duration
independent contractors · freelancers · right-to-work · gig economy · gig workers
labour unionsmanagement
Organizing and directing resources
employers · corporations · capital · ownership · bosses
labour unionsunion busting
Disrupting worker organizing efforts
scabs · strikebreakers · right-to-work laws · Pinkertons · corporate lobbying
labour, labor, unions, union, laboured, labored, labouring, laboring, labourer