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  2. Public-sector trade unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2010 8.4 million government workers were represented by unions, [19] including 31% of federal workers, 35% of state workers and 46% of local workers. [20] As Daniel Disalvo notes, "In today's public sector, good pay, generous benefits, and job security make possible a stable middle-class existence for nearly everyone from janitors to jailors."

  3. 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.

  4. Labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A review conducted by the federal government on pay scale shows that employees in a labor union earn up to 33% more income than their nonunion counterparts, as well as having more job security, and safer and higher-quality work conditions. [50] The median weekly income for union workers was $973 in 2014, compared with $763 for nonunion workers. [1]

  5. Union affiliation by U.S. state - Wikipedia

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    by unions Percent change Represented by unions Total employed Right to Work; 1

  6. List of labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) 1932 289,023 Miscellaneous U.S. federal government workers. 2012: AFGE: American Postal Workers Union (APWU) 1971 286,700 United States Postal Service workers other than letter carriers. APWU: International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) 1918 331,003

  7. Portal:Organized Labour - 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.

  8. 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 ...

  9. Causes of income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Decline of unionsUnions helped increase wages, benefits and working conditions. Unionized workers declined from over 30% to around 12%. [20] Social norms – Social norms constrained executive pay. CEO pay rose from around 40 times the average workers pay in the 1970s to over 350 times in the early 2000s. [21]