The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States. It works to improve the lives of working people through its advocacy in policy, economy, and human rights.
Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at establishing agreements to regulate working conditions. The employees are usually represented by a trade union or another bargaining organization.
A horizontal union is a type of labor union that represents all workers in a particular craft or skill across an entire industry, region, or country, irrespective of the specific workplace.
A labor union is an association of workers formed to negotiate collectively with employers over wages, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of employment.
An open union is a labor organization that allows membership to any qualified worker without requiring initiation fees, high dues, examinations, or other barriers to membership.
The term 'rank-and-file' refers to the ordinary dues-paying members of a union who are not part of the union's leadership or officials.
A trade union, also known as a labor union, is an organization formed by workers to protect their rights, improve working conditions, secure better wages, and advocate for their interests through collective bargaining and various forms of negotiation with employers.
Union Recognition, also known as union certification, is the acknowledgment by an employer or authority that a trade union has the right to represent and negotiate on behalf of a group of workers. This is typically achieved after a secret-ballot election, supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in which the union secures at least 50 percent of the vote.
A vertical union is a labor union that includes workers from multiple crafts and unskilled occupations within the same industry, rather than grouping workers by specific trade or skill.
