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What a Labor Union Is and How It Works

by casca on 3/13/18, 12:41 PM with 1 comments

• by black_puppydog on 3/13/18, 12:51 PM

  A union is a group of workers who, instead of each fending for themselves, negotiate with the employers as a single entity. Since they can threaten to collectively go on strike, and cannot easily be played against each other, they have actual leverage compared to each individual negotiating their own work contract.

  While this certainly lacks nuance and detail, I'd guess that for someone who doesn't even know what a union is, it is less confusing than opening with a court case about the funding of a union...