Unions

Trade union (Union) ...
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A trade union (or labor union, labour union) is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas, such as working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labor contracts (Collective bargaining) with employers. This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, complaint procedures, rules governing hiring, firing and promotion of workers, benefits, workplace safety and policies. The agreements negotiated by the union leaders are binding on the rank and file members and the employer and in some cases on other non-member workers.

Unions and Similar Labor Organizations Sector ...
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This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the interests of organized labor and union employees.

This Sub-Section includes: Employees' associations for improvement of wages and working conditions; Federation of workers, labor organizations; Federations of labor; Industrial labor unions; Labor federations; Labor unions (except apprenticeship programs); Trade unions (except apprenticeship programs); Trade unions, local; Unions (except apprenticeship programs), labor

AFL-CIO National Boycott List - AFL-CIO-endorsed boycotts of products and companies.
AFSCME LaborLinks: Women's Labor History - Annotated links to diverse information on the history of women in the labor movement
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance - APALA, AFL-CIO
BROWNson's nursing notes - Includes directories to unions and advocacy groups related to nursing.
Canadian Association of Labour Media - CALM provides labour news and graphics service for Canadian union editors.
The Cardijn Internet Site - Dedicated to the history of the International Young Christian Workers (IYCW) movement and to the thought and writings of founder Joseph Cardijn. Resources concerning the involvement of Christians in the labor movement.
Carteros-spanish postal workers - Web dedicada al servicio postal español. Correos y telegrafos. Información de sus carteros
Coalition For Justice in the Maquiladoras - A tri-national coalition that seeks to improve the working conditions in maquiladoras and to esnure a safe-working environment along the U.S.-Mexico Border.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers - A community-based worker organization. Its members are largely Hispanic, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the Southwest Florida region.
Committee for a Workers' International - Building an international workers' movement for socialism in over 35 countries.
Council on Economic Priorities Accrediation Agency - Founded in 1997, works to address the growing concern among consumers about labor conditions around the world.
Devon and Cornwall Working Class History Society - Reports, discussions, photos, and other material on working class history in Devon and Cornwall, UK, including cultural, social, political, trade union and economic history.
Duke Energy Employee Advocate - Employees fighting cash balance retirement pension plan injustice through EEOC age discrimination charges, and lobbying Congress.
Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc. - Information on public policy and legal issues regarding migrant and seasonal farm workers, including labor law, immigration, occupational safety and health, women's issues and access to justice.
International Labour Resource and Information Group - An anti-globalization thinktank in South Africa.
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement - An organization designed to bring together all the Latin American men and women union members in the United States.
Labor Project for Working Families - Organization working with unions to develop workplace policies on family issues such as childcare, eldercare, family leave and flexible work schedules.
Laborers' Political Action League - Supports candidates who have shown themselves to be truly pro-union.
LaborGroups, Defenders of the Faith. - Discussion groups and information on labor and the labor movement.
LaborNet - Supports human rights and economic justice for workers by providing labor news and information, comprehensive Internet services, training and website design for union and labor organizations.
Latimer Chapter, Federally Employed Women - An association of federally employed women primarily working in the US General Services Administration -- advocating equal opportunity for women in Federal Service and opposing sex discrimination and harassment.
Maquila Solidarity Network - Activists organizing "Maquiladora" factories to improve conditions, win a living wage, and campaign against multi-national corporate abuse.
National Jobs for All Coalition - Building a new movement for full employment at livable wages.
National Labor Committee - Human rights advocacy group focusing on the promotion and defense of workers' rights and on ending labor abuses.
NurseActive - Dedicated to trade unionism, social justice and political action in the nursing sector.
Reclaim MayDay! - The official site for the annual celebration of May Day in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Retail Worker - An online community for retail workers. Providing news, information, support, and internet services to retail employees engaged in union organizing and labor activism.
Rural Carrier Information Gateway - A site to share information concerning rural carriers across America.
Samson v. HUD - In Forma Pauperis - Providing evidence in support of Alan Koseph Samson's contention that HUD wrongfully foreclosed on his home because of his efforts on behalf of workers at the Mariner's Cove Apartments 1983.
Selected Bibliography for a Public Library Labor Studies Collection - Focuses on development of collection related to labor.
Social Action for Public Accountability - Coalition of federal employees - defending rights and promoting justice for Federal employees in support of good government for citizens and taxpayers. Not a union but speaks for labor.
Students for Informed Career Decisions - Provides information sheets on the environmental and labor practices of corporations that recruit on college campuses - including Disney, which is embroiled in a labor controversy.
The Two Per Cent Solution: A Workable Approach to Employee Ownership and Control - Presents a gradualist approach toward majority ownership by employees of the stock of the companies they work for.
Union Solidarity SlideShows - Union Solidarity SlideShows and Free ScreenSavers.
UnionWare - Company offering software support to the labor movement.
Union-Yes.cc Web Hosting - Web site hosting services for unions, nonprofit organizations and businesses. Free 'say union yes' email address available for union members.
War of the Classes: The Scab - Transcript of a speech American socialist and author Jack London gave on the topic of strikebreaking to the Oakland Socialist Party in 1903.
Welcome to Vocational Equity Project - Integrating people with psychiatric disabilities into the working world.
Workday Minnesota - Daily reports on issues important to working people, especially in Minnesota and related topics: labor history, labor curriculum for schools.
Working Families Portal - Provides services and information about the latest union issues and links to the AFL-CIO and specific union sites.