Labor Unions
Labor unions are groups or clubs of workers and employees who bond
together to get good working conditions, fair pay, and fair hours for their
labor. For example, in a newspaper, all the people who work the presses might
all belong to one union. All of the artists, who are responsible for the
artistic layout, might belong to another. These unions are usually joined
together, and most unions in America are some branch of the largest labor union
organization in the United States, the AFL-CIO. The unions of the workers at a
certain business or factory might get together with the management for a period
of time to talk about a contract. This time is known as negotiation. The union
will tell the management what it wants its workers getting paid, and then the
management will tell the union what it can pay the workers and still be earning
a reasonable profit. They bargain and it usually works out. Most businesses
and corporations have eight-hour work days,......
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