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  2. Unionism - Wikipedia

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    Community unionism, the ways trade unions work with community organizations; Craft unionism, a model of trade unionism in which workers are organised based on a particular craft or trade; Dual unionism, the development of a union or political organization parallel to and within an existing labor union

  3. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

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    The latter name was retained at independence. In 1950, the commonly used initials U.P. were preserved by adoption of the name Uttar Pradesh, meaning "Northern Province" in Hindi. Uttarakhand (27) उत्तराखण्ड : Northern Land: From Sanskrit, uttara ("north") and khaṇḍa ("land"). West Bengal (28)

  4. Trade union - Wikipedia

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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 to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, [1] such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of ...

  5. Unionization - Wikipedia

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    Unionization is the creation and growth of modern trade unions.Trade unions were often seen as a left-wing, socialist concept, [1] whose popularity has increased during the 19th century when a rise in industrial capitalism saw a decrease in motives for up-keeping workers' rights.

  6. List of labor slogans - Wikipedia

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    Dual unionism is the development of a union parallel to an existing labor union. The parallel dual union may exist for different tactical, philosophical, or strategic reasons. Dump the Bosses Off your Backs! A fair day's wage for a fair day's work The motto of the American Federation of Labor. [5] Get it through industrial organization [6 ...

  7. Syndicalism - Wikipedia

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    Syndicalism is a revolutionary current within the labour movement that, through industrial unionism, seeks to unionize workers according to industry and advance their demands through strikes and other forms of direct action, with the eventual goal of gaining control over the means of production and the economy at large through social ownership.

  8. Political union - Wikipedia

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    A political union is a type of political entity which is composed of, or created from, smaller polities, or the process which achieves this. These smaller polities are usually called federated states and federal territories in a federal government; and prefectures, regions, or provinces in the case of a centralised government.

  9. Yellow socialism - Wikipedia

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    Yellow socialism, or yellow unionism, was an economic system proposed in 1902 in France by Pierre Biétry, as an alternative to the "red socialism" advocated in Marxism. [1] Biétry envisioned workers organizing unions which would operate in parallel with groups of businesses (a structure similar to corporatism ).