trade union
Collective bargaining group
A trade union is an organization of workers formed to protect their collective interests—negotiating wages, working conditions, and benefits with employers.
Members pay dues and elect representatives to bargain on their behalf.
The trade union threatened to strike if management didn't meet their demands.
Also called a labor union, especially in American English.
Joint worker-employer talks
- membershipState of belonging
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
affiliation · local · chapter · branch · AFL-CIO · shop steward · organizing drive · certification
Legal protections for employees
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
- industrial actionCollective employee pressure tactic
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
strike · wildcat strike · sympathy strike · slowdown · boycott · protest · rally · demonstration
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
ratification · concessions · compromise · deadlock · impasse · terms · conditions · proposals
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
mutual aid · cooperation · support · worker solidarity · esprit de corps · united front · labor movement · class consciousness
collective bargaining
Joint worker-employer talks
- membershipState of belonging
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
guild · affiliation · local · chapter · branch · AFL-CIO · shop steward · organizing drive · certification · decertification
workers' rights
Legal protections for employees
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
- industrial actionCollective employee pressure tactic
- walkoutProtest by leaving
work stoppage · strike · wildcat strike · sympathy strike · slowdown · boycott · protest · rally · demonstration · picket line
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- contractEnforceable written agreement
agreement · ratification · concessions · compromise · deadlock · impasse · terms · conditions · proposals · counteroffer
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
fellowship · mutual aid · cooperation · support · worker solidarity · esprit de corps · united front · labor movement · class consciousness · working class
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- laborlabor, work, labor force, laborers, labor movement
- labourmanual labour, forced labour, child labour, labourer, toil
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
- employment termslabor contract, salary, employment terms, internship, contract terms
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, bargaining, labor negotiations
trade unionmanagement
Organizing and directing resources
employer · corporation · ownership · boss · capitalist
trade unionright-to-work
Voluntary union membership policy
union busting · at-will employment · Pinkerton · strikebreaker · scab
trade unionnon-union
Not belonging to guilds
independent contractor · gig worker · freelancer · temp worker · precariat
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