Labor Unions
Labor unions represent United States workers in many industries recognized under US labor law since the 1935 enactment of the National Labor Relations Act. Their activity today centers on collective bargaining over wages, benefits, and working conditions for their membership, and on representing their members in disputes with management over violations of contract provisions. Larger labor unions also typically engage in lobbying activities and electioneering at the state and federal level. Most unions in the United States are aligned with one of two larger umbrella organizations: the AFL–CIO created in 1955, and the Change to Win Federation (current Strategic Organizing …
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RSF: Russell Sage Foundation · 1 September 2024 English
How are Americans’ perceptions of their economic lives related to their perceptions of their agency (internal efficacy) and institutional responsiveness (external efficacy) in the political realm? We use the American …
University of Hawaii Press. Ahlquist, John S. 2017. “Labor Unions, Political Rep- resentation, and Economic Inequality …
Oxfam America · 28 August 2024 English
The Best and Worst States to Work in the U.S. 2024 report by Oxfam America is an annual index that ranks all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and …
Oxfam America · 28 August 2024 English
The Best States to Work Index 2024: Policy Recommendations report, published by Oxfam America, provides a comprehensive analysis of labor policies across the United States and their impacts on workers' …
World Bank Group · 26 August 2024 English
proposed under Components 1 by IA personnel and labor unions. The client has prepared an ESIA for the Malir … Stakeholders also include IA personnel and labor unions, local governments, elected representatives …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 22 August 2024 English
The U.S. has witnessed a resurgence of labor activism, with teachers at the forefront. We examine how teacher strikes affect compensation, working conditions, and productivity with an original dataset of …
et al. 2019). The percentage who approve of labor unions generally also has increased from a historic …
World Bank Group · 21 August 2024 English
project will respect the workers’ right of labor unions and freedom of association, as set out in the … the national regulations on workers’ rights of labor unions and freedom of association. Discrimination …
World Bank Group · 20 August 2024 English
restaurants, individual service providers; • Labor Unions. 3.3 Other Interested Parties The projects’ …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 19 August 2024 English
Labour promised serious reforms to the planning system while in opposition. What it has proposed now that it’s in Government, including reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, is very …
Policy Press · 14 August 2024 English
Can the Labour government reverse the decline in volunteering? With volunteering at its lowest since 2013, addressing inequality and fostering social solidarity could be key. The post Can the Labour …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 14 August 2024 English
This brief explores the growing importance of tourism in Asia and the Pacific and considers how digitalization can help transform the sector and support its long-term inclusive growth and sustainability.
and operations Employees and related bodies • Labor unions • Individual workers in the sector • Representing …
