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Encyclopedia > List of labor unions

This is a list of trade unions and union federations by country. A union (labor union in American English; trade union in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a group of workers who act collectively to address common issues. ... fuck you all aggressively ...

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International Federations

Global

Claiming 157 million members in 225 affiliated organisations in 148 countries and territories, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) came into being on December 7, 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). ... The World Confederation of Labour was founded in 1920 under the name of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions as a confederation of unions associated with the Christian Democratic parties of Europe. ... The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) was established in the wake of the Second World War to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations. ...

Regional

The ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation (ICFTU-APRO) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions representing trade unions from countries in Asia and Oceania. ... The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) was established in 1973 to provide a trade union counterbalance to the economic forces of European integration. ...

Sectoral global union federations

A global union federation is an international federation of national and regional trade unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups, sometimes also known as an international trade secretariat. ... Education International (EI) is a global union federation of teachers trade unions. ... The International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (IFBWW) is a global union federation of trade unions in the building, building materials, wood, forestry and allied industries, established in 1934 by a merger of the Building Workers International and Wood Workers International. ... International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers Unions (ICEM) is a global union federation of trade unions. ... International Federation of Journalists, IFJ, is global union federation of journalists trade unions - the largest in the world. ... International Metalworkers Federation (IMF) is a global union federation of metalworkers trade unions, founded in Zürich, Switzerland in August 1893. ... The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is a global union federation of transport workers trade unions, founded in 1896. ... The International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWF) is a global union federation. ... International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Association (IUF) is a global union federation of trade unions, founded in 1920. ... Public Services International (PSI) is a global union federation of public sector trade unions. ... Union Network International (UNI), calling itself a global union, is a global union federation for skills and services, gathering national and regional trade unions. ...

Australia

For registered, ACTU affiliated unions see:

For unregistered Australian unions see: The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the peak national body representing workers in Australia. ... The Australian Education Union is an Australian trade union which is registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission as an employee group, and is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. ...

Australian industrial relations law maintains a system of compulsory arbitration in the settlement of industrial disputes between employers, employees, and their respective registered industrial associations. ...

Austria

  • Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund (Austrian Federation of Unions)

Canada

Many United States unions (typically those with "international" in their name) also include Canada. See below.

The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French le Congrès du travail du Canada or CTC) is the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labor unions are affiliated. ... Canadian Auto Workers Logo The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) is one of Canadas largest and highest profile trade unions. ... The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is Canadian trade union serving the public sector though it has, in recent years, organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well. ... The Canadian Union of Postal Workers or CUPW (pronounced Cup W) is a public sector trade union representing postal workers employed at Canada Post. ... Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, invariably called by its official English and French initialisms CEP and SCEP, is a largely private sector union with around 150,000 members. ... The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is a Labor union which primarily represents dock workers, who load ships. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Canadian trade unions ... Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the largest labor union in the AFL-CIO and the fastest growing one in the United States and Canada, representing 1. ... The Centrale syndicale du Québec (Quebec House of Labour), or CSQ, is the third most important trade union in the Province of Quebec, canada, according to membership. ... The Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) (English: Confederation of National Labour Unions) (CNTU), is the second largest trade union in the Province of Quebec, Canada, by membership. ... The Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (Quebec Workers Federation), or FTQ, is the most important House of Labour in Quebec according to its membership. ... The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is a trade union that represents employees in the broader public service of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ...

Cyprus

In greek Pagypria Ergatiki Omospondia (Pancyprian Labour Federation). ... This article is about the Swedish unit of currency. ...

Czech Republic

  • Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions – Českomoravská konfederace odborových svazů, ČMKOS, http://www.cmkos.cz/eng/
  • Association of Autonomous Trade Unions – Asociace samostatných odborů, ASO, http://www.asocr.cz/
  • Confederation of Art and Culture – Konfederace umění a kultury, KUK, http://www.jtpunion.org/KUK/Obecne/indexKUK.htm
  • Christian Trade Union Coalition – Křesťanská odborová koalice, KOK
  • Trade Union Federation of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia – Odborové sdružení Čech, Moravy a Slezska, OSČMS, http://www.sweb.cz/oscms/
  • Trade Union Federation Equality – Odborový svaz Rovnost, OSR, http://fsa.anarchismus.org/os.php

Finland

The three major confederations:

  • Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK (www.sak.fi)
  • The Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees STTK (www.sttk.fi)
  • Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals AKAVA (www.akava.fi)

Individual trade unions: The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK (Finnish: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö) is the biggest trade union confederation in Finland. ...

  • The Finnish Union of Salaried Employees TU (www.toimihenkilounioni.fi)

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The Comprehensive Income Policy Agreement (Finnish: tulopoliittinen kokonaisratkaisu) is a tri-lateral treaty crafted by the Finnish government together with employees and employers trade unions. ...

France

The Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT or General Confederation of Work) is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Confédération Générale du Travail - Force Ouvrière (CGT-FO or General Confederation of Work - Workers Force), generally known as Force Ouvrière (FO), is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT or French Democratic Confederation of Work) is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens (CFTC or French Confederation of Christian Workers) is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Confédération Française de lEncadrement - Confédération Générale des Cadres (French Confederation of Management - General Confederation of Executives CFE-CGC) is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions. ... The Group of 10 or G10 - Solidaires is a French group of trade unions, most of which have a name based on Solidaires Unitaires Démocratiques (SUD, Solidary Unitary Democratic). They tend to favor progressive views and work with the anti-globalization movement. ... The CNT-F (Confédération Nationale du Travail) or National Confederation of Labour is a French anarcho-syndicalist union. ... Anarcho-syndicalist flag. ...

Germany

  • German Confederation of Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB) http://www.dgb.de/sprachen/englisch/kontakte.htm
    • IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt - http://www.igbau.de
    • IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie - http://www.igbce.de
    • Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft - http://www.gew.de
    • IG Metall - http://www.igmetall.de/die_igmetall/englisch/index.html
    • Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten - http://www.ngg.net
    • Gewerkschaft der Polizei - http://www.gdp.de
    • TRANSNET - http://www.transnet.org
    • ver.di (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft) - http://www.verdi.de

The German Confederation of Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB) is an umbrella organisation (sometimes known as a national trade union center) for eight German trade unions, in total representing nearly 8 million workers. ... IG Metall (Industriegewerkschaft Metall - German Metalworkers Union) is the dominant metalworkers union in Germany. ... ver. ...

Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) - pro-CPC
  • Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Labour Unions (HKFLU}
  • Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) - pro-democracy
  • Hong Kong & Kowloon Trades Union Council (HKKTUC) - pro-Kuomintang
  • Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (HKPTU) - pro-democracy
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The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) (香港工會聯合會 / 工聯會) is a pro-Beijing labour and political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; pinyin: ) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) (香港職工會聯盟) is a pro-democracy labour and political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Kuomintang (KMT) or Nationalist Party of China (Traditional: 中國國民黨; Simplified: 中国国民党; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguo Guomindang) is a conservative political party currently active in the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. ...

India

see Indian Trade Unions, List of trade unions in the Singareni coal fields. AITUC rally in Alappuzha AITUC mural in Ernakulam May Day rally in Mumbai APFTU rally in Hyderabad In India the Trade Union movement is generally divided on political lines. ... A list of trade unions active in the Singareni coal fields, in Andhra Pradesh, India. ...


Iraq

The Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) is the largest union federation in Iraq. ...

Ireland

  • Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) (www.ictu.ie) Note: ICTU is the umbrella organisation for unions operating in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. British unions operate in Northern Ireland, as do some all-Ireland unions, and some Northern Ireland-only unions.
  • Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) (www.tgwu.org.uk)
  • Amicus-MSF (www.amicus-msf.ie)
  • Association of First Division Civil Servants (FDA) (www.fda.org.uk)
  • Association of Higher Civil & Public Servants (AHCPS) (www.ahcps.ie)
  • Association of Irish Traditional Musicians (AITM) (no website known)
  • Association of University Teachers (AUT) (www.aut.org.uk)
  • Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) (www.bfawu.org)
  • Bakery and Foodworkers Amalgamated Union (BFAU) (no website known)
  • British Actors Equity Association (www.equity.org.uk)
  • Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) (www.bectu.org.uk)
  • Building and Allied Trades Unions (BATU) (www.batu.ie)
  • Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) (www.csp.org.uk)
  • Civil and Public Services Union (CPSU) (www.cpsu.ie)
  • Civil Service Alliance (CSA) (no website known)
  • Communications Workers' Union (Ireland) (CWU) (www.cwu.ie)
  • Communications Workers' Union (UK) (CWU) (www.cwu.org)
  • CONNECT (www.connectuk.org)
  • Electricity Supply Board's Officer's Association (ESBOA) (no website known)
  • Federated Union of Government Employees (FUGE) (no website known)
  • Fire Brigades Union (FBU) (www.fbu.org.uk)
  • GMB (www.gmb.org.uk)
  • Graphical Paper and Media Union (GPMU) (www.gpmu.ie)
  • Guinness Staff Union (GSU) (no website known)
  • Irish Bank Officials' Association (IBOA) (www.iboa.ie)
  • Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) (www.ifut.ie)
  • Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) (www.imo.ie)
  • Irish Municipal, Public and Civil Trade Union (IMPACT) (www.impact.ie)
  • Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) (www.into.ie)
  • Irish Nurses' Organisation (INO) (www.ino.ie)
  • MANDATE (www.mandate.ie)
  • National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) (www.napo.org.uk)
  • National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) (www.natfhe.org.uk)
  • National League of the Blind (NLB) (no website known)
  • National Union of Journalists (NUJ) (no website known)
  • National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades (KFAT) (www.kfat.org.uk)
  • National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) (www.rmt.org.uk)
  • National Union of Sheet Metal Workers of Ireland (NUSMWI) (no website known)
  • Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) (www.nipsa.org.uk)
  • Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades Society of Ireland (OPATSI) (no website known)
  • Prison Officers' Association (POA) (no website known)
  • Prospect (www.prospect.org.uk)
  • Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) (www.pcs.org.uk)
  • Public Service Executive Union (PSEU) (www.pseu.ie)
  • Sales, Marketing and Administrative Union of Ireland (SMAUI) (no website known)
  • Seaman's Union of Ireland (SUI) (no website known)
  • Services Industrial Professional & Technical Union (SIPTU) (www.siptu.ie)
  • Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) (www.tui.ie)
  • Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) (www.teeu.ie)
  • Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) (www.tssa.ie)
  • Ulster Teachers' Union (UTU) (www.utu.edu)
  • Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) (www.ucatt.org.uk)
  • Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) (www.usdaw.org.uk)
  • UNISON (www.unison.org.uk)
  • Veterinary Ireland (VI) (www.veterinary-ireland.org)
  • Veterinary Officers Association (VOA) (voa.freehosting.net)

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trade Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is the organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate. ... An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. ... Amicus is Britains second largest trade union. ... The Association of University Teachers (AUT) is the trade union and professional association that represents academic (teaching and research) and academic-related (librarians, IT managers and senior administrators) at pre-1992 universities in the United Kingdom. ... The British Actors Equity Association (now called Equity) is the British actors trade union. ... The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) is a United Kingdom. ... The Communication Workers Union is the main trade union in the United Kingdom for people working for telephone, cable and postal delivery companies, with 300,000 members. ... The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is the main union for firefighters in the United Kingdom. ... The GMB is a general trade union in the United Kingdom, and has more than 700,000 members. ... The Graphical, Paper and Media Union (GPMU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ... The National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) is the trade union that represents probation officers and CAFCASS reporters in the United Kingdom. ... The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a trade union for journalists in Britain and Ireland. ... The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) is a trade union in the United Kingdom which unionises transport workers. ... The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is a large trade union in the United Kingdom. ... The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) is a Trade Union for white collar workers in the transport industry in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ... The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) is a trade union in the United Kingdom. ... UNISON logo UNISON Head office. ...

Italy

  • CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro) http://www.cgil.it/
  • CISL (Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori) http://www.cisl.it/
  • UIL (Unione Italiana del Lavoro) http://www.uil.it/

CISL may mean: Continental Indoor Soccer League CISL, a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... The University Interscholastic League or UIL is an organization which creates rules for and sometimes administers almost all athletic and academic contests in the American state of Texas. ...

Korea

For other places called Korea, see: Korea (disambiguation) Korea (한국/韓國) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the northwest and Russia to the north. ... The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) was officially established on November 11, 1995. ... The Korea Educational Teachers and Workers Union (KTU; abbreviated to Jeon-gyojo) is a labor union of teachers in South Korea. ...

The Netherlands

  • Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging FNV (http://www.fnv.nl)
  • Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond CNV (http:://www.cnv.nl)

The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... The Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV, Federated Netherlands Labour Movement) is the largest federation of trade unions in the Netherlands. ... Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (CNV, The National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands) is a federation of trade unions of the Netherlands. ...

New Zealand

  • New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) (www.union.org.nz/)
  • Airline Pilots Association (APA) (www.nzalpa.org.nz/)
  • Alloy Yachts Employees Federation
  • Amalgamated Workers Union of New Zealand (AWUNZ) (www.awunz.org.nz/)
  • APEX
  • Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) (www.asms.org.nz/)
  • Association of Staff in Tertiary Education Te Hau Takatini o Aotearoa (ASTE) (www.aste.ac.nz/)
  • Association of University Staff (AUS) (www.aus.ac.nz/)
  • Auckland Society of International Flight Planners
  • Aviation & Marine Engineers Association (AMEA) (www.amea.co.nz/)
  • Bakers & Pastrycooks Union
  • Chemical Workers Union
  • Clothing, Laundry & Allied Workers Union
  • Corrections Association of New Zealand (CANZ) (www.canz.gen.nz/)
  • Customs Officers Association
  • Dairy Workers Union (DWU) (www.nzdwu.org.nz/)
  • Finance and Information Workers Union (Finsec)
  • Firestone Employees Society Inc
  • Flight Attendant & Related Services Association (FARSA)
  • Furniture, Manufacturing & Associated Workers Union
  • Independent School Teachers Association (ISTANZ) (www.istanz.org.nz/)
  • Manufacturing & Construction Workers Union (M&C Union)
  • Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) (www.munz.org.nz/)
  • Meat & Related Trades Workers Union of Aotearoa (Meat Union Aotearoa) (www.meatunion.org.nz/)
  • Medical Laboratories Workers Union
  • National Distribution Union (NDU) (www.nduunion.org.nz/)
  • New Zealand Building Trades Union (NZBTU) (www.nzbtu.org.nz/)
  • New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (NZEI) (www.nzei.org.nz/welcome.html)
  • New Zealand Police Association (www.policeassn.org.nz/)
  • NZ Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union (EPMU) (www.nzepmu.org.nz/)
  • NZ Meatworkers Union (www.nzmeatworkersunion.co.nz/)
  • NZ Merchant Service Guild (MSG) (www.nzmsg.co.nz/)
  • NZ Nurses Organisation (NZNO) (www.nzno.org.nz/)
  • NZ Professional Firefighters Union
  • NZ Writers Guild (www.nzwritersguild.org.nz/)
  • Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) (www.ppta.org.nz/)
  • Postal Workers Association (PWA)
  • Postal Workers Union (PWU)
  • Public Service Association (PSA) (www.psa.org.nz/)
  • Rail and Maritime Transport Union (R&MTU) (www.rmtunion.org.nz/)
  • Service & Food Workers Union of Aotearoa (SFWU)
  • Southern Local Government Officers Union (www.slgou.org.nz/Home)
  • Stores and Warehouse Employees Union
  • Tertiary Institutes Allied Staff Association (TIASA)
  • Tramways Employees Union
  • Unite (www.unite.org.nz/)

The New Zealand Public Service Association (PSA) is a large trade union that deals with about 40,000 employees in the public sector, such as health care, education and local government jobs. ...

Nigeria

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is an umbrella organisation for trade unions in Nigeria. ...

Poland

  • Solidarity Independent Self-Governing Trade Union (NSZZ Solidarność)
  • All-Polish Agreement of Trade Unions (OPZZ)

Solidarity (Polish Solidarność) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the Gdańsk Shipyards, originally led by Lech Wałęsa. ...

South Africa

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is a trade union federation in South Africa. ...

Spain

The Confederación General del Trabajo of Spain (CGT) is a Anarcho-Syndicalist trade union, arisen from the split of CNT/AIT after the arrival of democracy and the following reorganization and restructuring process of the trade unions. ... The Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (National Confederation of Labour or CNT), founded in Barcelona, Spain, in 1910, was at one time that countrys largest labor union. ... This article is related to interwiki links. ...

Switzerland

  • Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftbund (SGB) (www.sgb.ch)
  • //syndikat - Die Online Gewerkschaft (syndikat.ch)

United Kingdom

Trades Union Congress headquarters at Congress House in Great Russell Street near Tottenham Court Road, Camden, London. ... The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the co-ordinating body of trade unions in Scotland. ...

Current Unions

Amicus is Britains second largest trade union. ... The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) is a British trade union. ... The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is a trade union in the United Kingdom representing educationalists from primary to further education. ... The Association of University Teachers (AUT) is the trade union and professional association that represents academic (teaching and research) and academic-related (librarians, IT managers and senior administrators) at pre-1992 universities in the United Kingdom. ... The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom. ... The British Air Line Pilots Association is the worlds second largest flight crew associations, next to U S Air Line Pilots Association. ... The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) is a United Kingdom. ... The Ceramic and Allied Trades Union was created in the early 19th century to protect workers from dangerous conditions of their field. ... The Communication Workers Union is the main trade union in the United Kingdom for people working for telephone, cable and postal delivery companies, with 300,000 members. ... The Educational Institute of Scotland is the oldest teachers trade union in the world, having been founded in 1847. ... The British Actors Equity Association (now called Equity) is the British actors trade union. ... ... A civil servant or public servant is a civilian career public-sector employee working for a government department or agency. ... The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is the main union for firefighters in the United Kingdom. ... The GMB is a general trade union in the United Kingdom, and has more than 700,000 members. ... The Graphical, Paper and Media Union (GPMU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ... The Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) is a professional body in the UK specifically designed for senior hospital doctors. ... There are several organizations calling themselves the Musicians Union: For the United Kingdom, see: Musicians Union (UK) For the United States of America, see listing by state: For Alabama, see Musicians Union (Alabama) Categories: Music stubs ... The National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) is the trade union that represents probation officers and CAFCASS reporters in the United Kingdom. ... The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) is a trade union for teachers in the UK. It is a member of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). ... The National Farmers Union (NFU) is a trade union/industry association for farmers in England and Wales. ... The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a trade union for journalists in Britain and Ireland. ... The National Union of Mineworkers is a trade union for coal miners in the United Kingdom. ... The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) is a trade union in the United Kingdom which unionises transport workers. ... The National Union of Teachers (NUT) is a major trade union of school teachers in England and Wales. ... The Professional Footballers Association is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom. ... The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is a large trade union in the United Kingdom. ... The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is a membership organisation with over 370,000 nurse members in the United Kingdom. ... The Transport and General Workers Union, also known as the TGWU and the T&G, is the largest general trade union in the United Kingdom, with 900,000 members. ... The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) is a Trade Union for white collar workers in the transport industry in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ... The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) is a trade union in the United Kingdom. ... UNISON logo UNISON Head office. ... The Writers Guild of Great Britain, established in 1958, is a trade union for professional writers, affiliated with the Trades Union Congress (TUC). ...

Historical Unions

The Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) was a British trade union. ... The Amalgamated Marine Workers Union was a trade union of sailors, firemen and ship-board service personnel which existed in the United Kingdom between 1922 and 1926. ... The British Seafarers Union (BSU) was a trade union which organised sailors and firemen in the British ports of Southampton and Glasgow between 1911/1912 and 1922. ... COHSE, the Confederation of Health Service Employees, was a United Kingdom trade union representing workers primarily in the National Health Service. ... The Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers Union (1889-1922) was a British trade union. ... Manufacturing, Science and Finance was a trade union in Britain. ... The National Union of Mineworkers is a trade union for coal miners in the United Kingdom. ... The National Association of Local Government Officers (NALGO) was a British trade union representing mostly local government workers. ... The National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) was a British trade union which represented public sector workers. ... The National Union of Railwaymen was a trade union of railway workers in Great Britain. ... The National Union of Seamen was the principal trade union of merchant seafarers in Great Britain from 1888/1889 to 1990. ... The National Union of Ships Stewards, Cooks, Butchers and Bakers was the principal trade union for service personnel serving aboard British merchant ships between 1909 and 1921. ...

United States

Current Unions

The AFL-CIO is the largest labor union federation in the United States. ... The AFL-CIO is the largest labor union federation in the United States. ... The Actors Equity Association (commonly simply Equity) is the trade union of American theatrical performers and stage managers. ... The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists AFTRA is a performers union that represents actors in radio and television, much like the Screen Actors Guild does for movies, as well as radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers (both royalty artists and background singers), promo and voice-over... The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is the labor union representing film actors in the United States. ... The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is a labor union in the United States and Canada, representing over 180,000 workers in the transit system and other industries. ... The American Federation of Government Employees is an American labor union representing over 600,000 employees of the federal government. ... The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada. ... The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the second- or third-largest labor union in the United States and one of the fastest-growing, representing over 1. ... The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the smaller of the two education United States, representing 1. ... The Atomic Trades and Labor Council is a labor union that represents about 2,100 workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex. ... Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States (the union also has locals in Canada), representing over 700,000 workers in both the private and public sectors. ... The Association of Flight Attendants (commonly known as the AFA) is a union representing most flight attendants in the United States. ... The Newspaper Guild is a labor union founded by newspaper journalists in 1933 who noticed that unionized printers and truck drivers were making more money than they did. ... The News Media Guild (http://www. ... The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the labor union of players in footballs National Football League. ... The Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE), is a labor union representing workers of the hospitality industry, formed in 1891. ... UNITE HERE is a result of a 2004 merger of two American labor unions: the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE) and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE). ... The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, or I.A.T.S.E., (Full name: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada) is a labor union. ... The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers is a United States labor union, which represents primarily construction workers, as well as shipbuilding and metal fabrication employees. ... The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing fire fighters employed full-time in fire suppression and related activities in the United States and Canada. ... Logo of the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is an AFL-CIO/CLC trade union representing over 800,000 workers in more than 200 industries. ... The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers is a trade union for boilermakers and related occupations affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Categories: Labor unions | Organization stubs ... The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a labor union which represents workers in the electrical industry in the United States and Canada, particularly electricians in the construction industry and linemen and other employees of public utilities. ... The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is a Labor union which primarily represents dock workers, who load ships. ... The International Longshoremens Association is a labor union representing longshore workers along the East Coast of the United States and Canada, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, and inland waterways. ... The International Union of Operating Engineers is a labor union within the AFL-CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, and surveyors and stationary engineers, who maintain heating and other systems in buildings and industrial complexes, in the United States and Canada. ... The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades is an AFL-CIO affiliated union representing about 140,000 construction workers. ... The Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA, often shortened to just the Laborers Union) is an American and Canadian trade union formed in 1903. ... The National Association of Letter Carriers is a labor union for employees of the United States Postal Service who serve as letter carriers (informally, mailmen, or postmen, although many are now in fact female). ... History The National Nurses Organizing Committee is a labor union and professional association of registered nurses that was formed by the California Nurses Association to organize registered nurses and to advocate for improved patient care and progressive public health policy outside of the state of California. ... The Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association of the United States and Canada is a labor union that represents plasterers and cement masons in the construction industry in North America. ... The Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) is an international union that represents workers in the United States and Canada. ... Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) is a United States labor union that was founded in 1934 by subway workers in New York City, then expanded to represent public transit employees in other cities, primarily in the eastern U.S. It established a reputation for militancy and for left-wing... The Transportation Communications International Union or TCU is the successor to the union formerly known as the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and includes within it many other organizations, including the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters that have merged with it since 1969. ... UNITE HERE is a result of a 2004 merger of two American labor unions: the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE) and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE) was a labor union in the United States, formed in 1995 as a merger between the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU). ... The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was a United States labor union known for its support for social unionism and progressive political causes. ... The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was a United States labor union known for its support for social unionism and progressive political causes. ... The Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) was an industrial union of textile workers established through the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1939 and merged with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America to become the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) in 1976. ... The International Ladies Garment Workers Union, once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first U.S. unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s, merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile... The Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE), is a labor union representing workers of the hospitality industry, formed in 1891. ... The Laundry and Dry Cleaning International Union is an AFL-CIO union in the United States. ... United American Nurses (UAN) is an American union affiliated with the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the AFL-CIO. Unlike other unions that some American nurses belong to, such as the Service Employees International Union, the UAN represents only registered nurses (RNs). ... The United Auto Workers (UAW), officially the United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union, is one of the largest labor unions in North America, with more than 700,000 members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico organized into approximately 950 union locals. ... The United Farm Workers of America were founded in 1962 by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. ... The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is a labor union representing approximately 1. ... United Mine Workers of America seal The United Mine Workers (UMW or UMWA) is a United States labor union that represents workers in mining. ... The United Steel Workers of America (USWA) claims over 1. ... The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries. ... The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) is an independent union that represents aircraft maintenance employees of commercial airlines in the United States. ... Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry. ... The IWW Label The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or the Wobblies) is an international union headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It contends that all workers should be united within a single union as a class and the profit system abolished. ... The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, commonly known as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) or simply the Teamsters, is one of the largest labor unions in the United States. ... The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) was a labor organization created in the 1800s and had members in the Eastern half of the United States and parts of Canada. ... The Major League Baseball Players Association (or MLBPA) is the union of professional major-league baseball players. ... The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States, representing many of the countrys teachers along with other school personnel. ... History The National Nurses Organizing Committee is a labor union and professional association of registered nurses that was formed by the California Nurses Association to organize registered nurses and to advocate for improved patient care and progressive public health policy outside of the state of California. ... Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the largest labor union in the AFL-CIO and the fastest growing one in the United States and Canada, representing 1. ... The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is the largest building trades union in the United States. ... The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America is a United States labor union which was one of the first unions to affiliate with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1936 and grew to more than 400,000 members in the 1940s. ... The United Transportation Union (UTU) is a labour organization in the United States and Canada representing rail, bus, and transit system workers and retirees. ... The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries. ...

Historical Unions

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. ... The AFL-CIO is the largest labor union federation in the United States. ... The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions was the immediate predecessor of the American Federation of Labor. ... On June 20, 1893, railway workers gathered in Chicago, Illinois, and founded the American Railway Union (ARU), the largest union of its time, and the first industrial union in the United States. ... The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was a labor union in the United States organized from Pullman Porters. ... The Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, was a federation of unions that organized industrial workers in the United States and Canada in the 1930s through the 1950s. ... The AFL-CIO is the largest labor union federation in the United States. ... Drug, Hospital, and Health Care Employees Union is a labor union originally founded by Leon J. Davis for pharmacists and drug clerks in New York City in 1932. ... The General Trades Union of the City of New York (GTU) was formed in 1833. ... Knights of Labor seal The Knights of Labor was a labor union founded in secrecy in December 1869, by a group of Philadelphia tailors led by Uriah S. Stephens. ... The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization or PATCO was a labor union which formerly represented air traffic controllers in the United States in matters relating to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. ... The Western Federation of Miners (WFM) was a radical labor union that gained a reputation for militancy in the mine fields of the western United States. ...

Union Reform Groups

  • Association for Union Democracy AUD (www.uniondemocracy.org)
  • Labor Notes "Putting the Movement Back in the Labor Movement" (www.labornotes.org/)
  • Research, Educate, Advocacy, People REAP - UFCW reform group (www.reapinc.org/)
  • Short Circuits IBEW local reformers (www.shortcircuits.us)
  • Teamsters for a Democratic Union TDU (www.tdu.org)

Other Union Organizations

  • Coalition of Black Trade Unionists CBTU (www.cbtu.org)
  • Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions CGEU (www.cgeu.org)
  • Coalition of Labor Union Women CLUW (www.cluw.org)
  • Committees for Occupational Safety and Health COSHs
  • Jobs with Justice JwJ (www.jwj.org)
  • Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (www.lclaa.org)
  • Change to Win Coalition
  • Pride At Work PAW (www.prideatwork.org)
  • Working America (www.workingamerica.org)

Spanish: Trabaje el Concilio para el Adelantamiento latinoamericano A labor council that was set up in Latin America for Hispanic people. ... The Change to Win Coalition is a coalition of American labor unions originally formed by SEIU, Teamsters, UFCW, Laborers, UNITE HERE & now has been joined by the Carpenters and the UFW. This coalition was formed by these unions in early 2005 to call for wide-spread structural changes to their...

USSR

  • Soviet trade unions

Venezuela

CTV symbol The Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV, English: Confederation of Workers of Venezuela) is a federation of labor unions in Venezuela. ...

See also


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Labor unions - Knowmore (2121 words)
In such cases, unions have certain legal rights, most importantly the right to negotiate collectively with an employer (or employers) over wages, working hours and other terms and conditions of employment — meaning that such things are not set unilaterally by management, but must be agreed upon by both parties.
Unions may also engage in broader political or social struggle; unions in some countries are closely aligned with political parties.
Unions are sometimes thought to be successors to medieval guilds, though this is still being debated by historians.
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