union meetings
Workers gather collectively
Union meetings are gatherings of labor union members to discuss workplace issues, negotiate strategies, vote on contracts, or address grievances.
They range from routine local chapter sessions to larger assemblies during contract negotiations or strikes: The union meeting ran late as members debated the new health care proposal.
Attendance may be mandatory for certain votes.
- wage negotiationsDiscussions about worker compensation
- committee reportsDocuments from assigned groups
- hallInterior connecting pathway
- rank and fileOrdinary members collectively
- voteFormal choice expression
floor vote · show of hands · quorum · seniority rights · steward · agenda · shop floor · ratification · ballot · debate · closed session · strike · work stoppage · organizer · gavel · motion · point of order · annual conventions
- labor unionsAFL-CIO, local unions, police unions, Teamsters, locals
- faculty unionsfaculty unions, bargaining, salary negotiations, adjunct faculty, part-time faculty
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- union rulesseniority rules, work rules, overtime rules, membership rules, grievance procedure