Trade union
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| - | A '''trade union''' or '''labor union''' is "a continuous association of [[wage]]-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their [[employment]]. | + | |
| + | A '''trade union''' or '''trades union''', also called a '''labour union''' ([[Canadian English|Canada]]) or '''labor union''' ([[American English|US]]), is an [[Political organisation#Labour unions|organization of workers]] who have come together to achieve common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and [[working conditions]] through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers. | ||
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"You mean, apart from maternity leave, superannuation, workers compensation, medicare, occupational health and safety laws, paid annual leave and collective bargaining?" --promotional film for trade unions, directed by Laura Dawn, inspired by the "What have the Romans ever done for us?" sketch from Monty Python's Life of Brian |
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A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union (Canada) or labor union (US), is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers.
