union power
Organized labor leverage
Union power is the collective strength workers gain through organized labor, used to negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions.
It derives from solidarity—the threat of unified action like strikes carries more weight than individual complaints.
The term often appears in political contexts, either celebrated as protecting workers or criticized as obstructing business: Union power has declined since the 1970s.
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
- collectiveJointly organized group
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- collective actionOrganized group pursuit
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union powerat-will employment
Job without guaranteed duration
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executive power · shareholder interests · business interests · plutocracy
union powerright-to-work laws
Laws banning mandatory union dues
union busting · open shop · deunionization · Taft-Hartley · Reaganomics
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