The National Labor Union (NLU) is the first national labor federation in the United States. Founded in 1866 and dissolved in 1873, it paved the way for...
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working hours, political expression, labor laws, and other working conditions. Organized unions and their umbrella labor federations such as the AFL–CIO and...
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A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is...
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Labor unions represent United States workers in many industries recognized under US labor law since the 1935 enactment of the National Labor Relations...
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national labor federations were reorganizing themselves. National Trade Union Council (Zenrokyo) Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) National Confederation...
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recognized by the National Labor Relations Board. In June 2024 the union became affiliated with Teamsters. The Amazon Labor Union was founded on April...
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of labor unions in the United States. Unions exist to represent the interests of workers, who form the membership. Under US labor law, the National Labor...
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bargaining between trade unions and employers. The law established the National Labor Relations Board to prosecute violations of labor law and to oversee the...
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a workplace. Union busting tactics can refer to both legal and illegal activities, and can range anywhere from subtle to violent. Labor laws differ greatly...
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and unfair labor practices. Under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, the NLRB has the authority to supervise elections for labor union representation...
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the National Labor Union (not to be confused with the cognominal National Labor Union), more commonly known as the Colored National Labor Union (CNLU)...
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trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. "Labor Day" was promoted by the Central Labor Union...
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William H. Sylvis (category American trade union leaders)
pioneer American trade union leader who founded the Iron Molders' International Union. He also was a founder of the National Labor Union. It was one of the...
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Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada (FOTLU) was a federation of labor unions created on November 15, 1881, at...
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The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was...
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Taft–Hartley Act (redirect from Taft-Hartley Labor Act)
amended the 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), adding new restrictions on union actions and designating new union-specific unfair labor practices. Among...
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Kate Mullany (category American trade union leaders)
female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York in February 1864. It was one of the first women's unions that lasted...
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Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center that is the largest federation of unions in the United...
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters (redirect from Teamsters Union)
a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of the Team Drivers International Union and the Teamsters National Union, the...
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organization known as the Noble Order of the Knights of Labor. The collapse of the National Labor Union in 1873 left a vacuum for workers looking for organization...
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The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known simply as Labor or the Labor Party, is the major centre-left political party in Australia and one of two major...
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Greenback Party (redirect from United States Greenback Labor Party)
(known successively as the Independent Party, the National Independent Party and the Greenback Labor Party) was an American political party with an anti-monopoly...
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A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the...
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administration of the union or local branches covered by their activists. State-based factions (national sub-factions) which make up Labor Right include: New...
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The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) is a labor union established in 1967 that represents agents and support staff on the United States Border Patrol...
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Sean M. O'Brien (born 1971 or 1972) is an American labor leader who is the General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He formerly...
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The National Labor Party was formed by Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes in 1916, following the 1916 Labor split on the issue of World War I conscription...
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Frederick Brissenden nationals are sometimes named internationals, federations are named unions, etc. The issues that divided labor federations and fostered...
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Right-to-work law (redirect from Right to not support a union laws)
labor law in the United States, the term right-to-work laws refers to state laws that prohibit union security agreements between employers and labor unions...
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The Union Labor Party or United Labor Party (ULP) was a labor party created in 1884 by labor activists in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was moderately successful...
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