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  2. 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.

  3. 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

  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. Labour movement - Wikipedia

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    It consists of the trade union or labour union movement, as well as political parties of labour. It can be considered an instance of class conflict . In trade unions , workers campaign for higher wages, better working conditions and fair treatment from their employers, and through the implementation of labour laws , from their governments.

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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.

  9. Industrial unionism - Wikipedia

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    Revolutionary Industrial Unionism, that is the proposition that all wage workers come together in organization according to industry; the groupings of the workers in each of the big divisions of industry as a whole into local, national, and international industrial unions; all to be interlocked, dovetailed, welded into One Big Union for all ...