The AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) is a voluntary federation of 57 national and international labor unions, created in 1955 by the merger of the AFL and CIO. It aims to improve conditions for working people through legislation, political action, and community service.
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.
The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955.
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.
An international union is a labor organization that consists of affiliated local unions from more than one country. These unions work collectively to advocate for workers' rights on an international scale.
Exploring the essential topics that must be discussed during collective bargaining negotiations, such as hours, medical benefits, pensions, and wages.
The National Labor Relations Association (NLRA) is a foundational piece of federal legislation in the United States that governs the labor practices of private sector employers and their relations with labor unions. Enacted in 1935, the NLRA established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and granted employees the right to organize, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action, including strikes.
A National Union is a complex organizational structure consisting of workers from various sectors within a country's economy, aimed at negotiating labor conditions and advocating for the rights of its members.
A primary boycott is a union's organized effort to encourage members and supporters to refuse to use, purchase, or transport an employer's products, goods, or services as a form of protest against the employer. Unlike a secondary boycott, this type of boycott focuses only on the entity directly involved in the labor dispute.
Individuals who work for an employer while a strike condition exists. The term, used by union members, is applied to nonunion and union members who cross a union picket line to perform work for an employer.
A form of protest involving workers stopping work but remaining at their place of employment, typically to occupy and take control of the workplace to prevent the use of strikebreakers.
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.
A union that is not affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). These unions operate independently, often with their own policies, leadership, and strategies.
Unfair labor practices by unions are specific actions prohibited by the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, designed to protect workers and employers from coercive or discriminatory actions by unions.
The Wagner Act, also known as the National Labor Relations Act, is a fundamental legislation enacted in 1935 that significantly strengthened labor's bargaining power and established guidelines to prohibit anti-labor practices by management. It created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to enforce labor laws and support workers' rights.
