Labor union
Organization of workers with common goals
A trade union or labor union, often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions and safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing the status of employees, and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.
Also known as...
labour union, work union, workers union, union, worker's union, trade union, trades union, employees' union, employees union, workers' union, and labor unions
Utility contractor hacked to death
A contractor was murdered on a power‑line site, prompting a police homicide probe and calls for better worker safety.