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labor union

vr.tr.labor-union · SOC.ORG

Let an agent explain trade unions and their functions, help workers understand membership, rights and collective bargaining in general terms, describe union history and debates neutrally, and separate students unions.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain trade unions and their functions, help workers understand membership, rights and collective bargaining in general terms, describe union history and debates neutrally, and separate students unions.

An organisation of workers formed to protect and advance their interests through collective bargaining, representation and action, including craft, industrial, public-sector and general unions, federations and confederations, and related bodies such as students unions; unions are regulated by labour law and recognised in international standards on freedom of association.

What it is for: Collective representation of workers.

It can be explain what unions do and how they work; explain membership and worker rights in general terms; find unions and federations; describe history and debates neutrally.

Distinguishing features

Worker-led

Collective bargaining

Legally recognised

Federated structures

What it looks like

Not physical; organisations, agreements and actions.

How it is recognised

Worker membership organisations

Collective bargaining and representation

Professional associations regulate a profession rather than bargain

Related models

is a kind of - category

syndicate

is a kind of - category

business and professional associations, unions

collects - membership dues

due

is related to - other member organisation

cooperative

In practice

Families and kinds

industrial and craft unions

public-sector unions

general unions

federations and confederations

students unions (related)

Standards and regulation

ILO Conventions 87 and 98 on freedom of association and collective bargaining

National labour and trade union law

Rules on industrial action

Failure modes and hazards

Partisan framing of unions

Agents giving employment law advice

Retaliation against organising

Also called

Collective contract shoppingpublic-sector trade unionstudents' unionWorkers' Education Societytrade union federationStudents' unionAStAstudent associationStudent bar associationstudent government in the United Statestech unionUnionization in the nonprofit sectoreducation trade unionemployees' trade unionTür-Köy-Sentobacco industry unionautomobile industry unionlocal uniontrade unioncompany cell (Communist Party)arodbiedrībaFachgewerkschaftcompany unionFree Trade UnionGewerkschaftliche BildungsarbeitUnión Nacional de Educadoresenterprise unionlabor unions in Japanlocalismpolice unionCamera del LavoroLabour Party (UK) affiliated trade unionGeneral uniongraduate student unionizationPatrolmen's Benevolent Associationsports unionstrade unions in Albaniamaritime unionguildpolice unionization in France

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What unions do.

Functions.

Functions

Union functions.

Functions

Functions.

  1. What do unions do, from collective bargaining to representation and services? definition
  2. How are they structured and governed? provenance

Law

Legal framework.

Law

Legal framework.

  1. What rights do workers have to join unions and bargain collectively here, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which rules govern strikes and industrial action? provenance
Member Joining and rights.

General information.

Join

Joining a union.

Join

Joining.

  1. Which unions represent workers in this sector, and how can someone join? provenance
  2. What do dues cost and cover? provenance

Help

Getting support.

Help

Support.

  1. How can a union member get representation for a workplace issue? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for legal advice on their own case? boundary
History Unions in history.

Attribution.

Development

Historical development.

Development

History.

  1. How did trade unions develop in this country, according to historians? provenance
  2. Which achievements and conflicts are notable? provenance

Debates

Debates on unions.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What positions exist on union power and labour law reform, attributed to their proponents? provenance
  2. Is the description balanced? boundary
Related Related organisations.

Similar bodies.

Students

Students unions.

Students

Students unions.

  1. Is a students union meant, and how does it differ from a trade union? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

International

Global unions.

International

Global unions.

  1. Which international union federations exist, and what do they do? provenance
  2. How do they engage with the ILO? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each union type be a separate entry?
  • How should union directories be linked?
  • How should labour law be localised?
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