organized labor
Collective bargaining movement
Organized labor refers to workers who have formed or joined unions to bargain collectively with employers.
The term encompasses both the unions themselves and the broader movement advocating for workers' rights: Organized labor fought for the eight-hour workday.
In political contexts, organized labor often functions as a voting bloc or lobbying force: The candidate courted organized labor in swing states.
- trade unionWorkers' collective for negotiations
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- workers' rightsLegal protections for employees
- unionJoining into one
- union duesPayments to labor organizations
union boss · union hall · general strike · rank and file · picket line · picket sign · scab · collective bargaining · sit-down strike · solidarity · strike action · shop steward · closed shop · contract negotiation · employment law · Taft-Hartley · right to work · card check
- labor unionsunion dues, trade union, union membership, union shops, union card
- unionstrade union, union locals, credit union, African Union, European Union
- workforceworkers, employee, employees, employer, worker
- social movementscivil rights movement, women's liberation, feminist movement, suffrage movement, environmental movement
- labor strikeswalkouts, walkout, picket lines, strike action, coal strike
organized laborat-will employment
Job without guaranteed duration
independent contractors · gig economy · gig workers · freelancers · right-to-work
organized labormanagement
Organizing and directing resources
capital · ownership · employers · shareholders · corporate interests
organized laborunion busting
Disrupting worker organizing efforts
right-to-work · open shop · strikebreakers · scabs · corporate lobbying
labor, organize, organized, laborer, labored, laboring, organizing, organizer, disorganized