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A '''trade union''', or '''labor union''' (American English) is an [[organization]] of workers who have come [[together]] to [[achieve]] common goals such as protecting the [[integrity]] of its trade, improving [[safety]] standards, achieving higher pay and benefits such as health care and [[retirement]], increasing the number of employees an employer assigns to complete the [[work]], and better working conditions. The trade union, through its [[leadership]], bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labour contracts ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining collective bargaining]) with employers. The most common [[purpose]] of these associations or unions is "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment". This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, [[complaint]] procedures, rules governing hiring, firing and promotion of workers, benefits, workplace safety and policies.

A '''trade union''', or '''labor union''' (American English) is an [[organization]] of workers who have come [[together]] to [[achieve]] common goals such as protecting the [[integrity]] of its trade, improving [[safety]] standards, achieving higher pay and benefits such as health care and [[retirement]], increasing the number of employees an employer assigns to complete the [[work]], and better working conditions. The trade union, through its [[leadership]], bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labour contracts ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining collective bargaining]) with employers. The most common [[purpose]] of these associations or unions is "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment". This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, [[complaint]] procedures, rules governing hiring, firing and promotion of workers, benefits, workplace safety and policies.

 

Unions may organise a particular section of [[skilled]] workers (craft unionism), a cross-section of workers from various trades (general unionism), or attempt to organize all workers within a particular [[industry]] (industrial unionism). The [[agreements]] [[negotiated]] by a union are binding on the rank and file members and the employer and in some cases on other non-member workers. Trade unions traditionally have a [[constitution]] which details the [[governance]] of their bargaining unit and also have governance at various levels of government depending on the industry that binds them legally to their negotiations and functioning.

Unions may organise a particular section of [[skilled]] workers (craft unionism), a cross-section of workers from various trades (general unionism), or attempt to organize all workers within a particular [[industry]] (industrial unionism). The [[agreements]] [[negotiated]] by a union are binding on the rank and file members and the employer and in some cases on other non-member workers. Trade unions traditionally have a [[constitution]] which details the [[governance]] of their bargaining unit and also have governance at various levels of government depending on the industry that binds them legally to their negotiations and functioning.