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| <blockquote>''"Union" redirects here. For other uses, see'' ''[[Union (disambiguation)]]''.</blockquote>A '''trade union''' is an organization of [[Proletariat|workers]] created to improve working conditions. Unions are often targeted and suppressed by [[Capitalism|capitalists]] in order to increase [[Profit|profits]] at the expense of the workers.
| | ''"Union" redirects here. For other uses, see'' ''[[Union (disambiguation)]]''. |
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| == Types ==
| | A '''trade union''' is an organization of workers created to improve working conditions. Unions are often targeted and suppressed by [[Capitalism|capitalists]] in order to increase [[Profit|profits]] at the expense of the workers. |
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| === Business unionism ===
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| Business unionism restricts union struggles to improving [[Wage|wages]] and benefits and restricts power to the union management instead of the masses of workers.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Katsfoter|newspaper=[[Red Clarion]]|title=Undead Unionism|date=2023-08-13|url=https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/2023-08-13-undead-unionism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521001822/https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/2023-08-13-undead-unionism/|archive-date=2024-05-21}}</ref>
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| === Craft unionism ===
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| Craft unionism divides workers based on trade, leading workers in the same business to be in separate unions.<ref name=":1" />
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| === Industrial unionism ===
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| Industrial unionism seeks to unite all workers in an industry into one union.<ref name=":1" />
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| == Common issues ==
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| === Settler colonialism ===
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| In [[Settler colonialism|settler-colonial]] countries, much of the [[White people|white]]-controlled labor movement takes a [[Chauvinism|chauvinist]] stance and sides with the white bourgeoisie against indigenous peoples. For example, in [[Republic of South Africa|South Africa]], white workers led a strike in the 1920s with the slogan, "Workers of the world unite and fight for a [[Apartheid|white]] South Africa!".<ref name=":02">{{Web citation|author=Bill Fletcher Jr.|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=Race Is About More Than Discrimination|date=2020-07-01|url=https://monthlyreview.org/2020/07/01/race-is-about-more-than-discrimination/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323205358/https://monthlyreview.org/2020/07/01/race-is-about-more-than-discrimination/|archive-date=2023-03-23}}</ref>
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| === United States === | | === United States === |
| The first nationwide union in the [[United States of America|United States]] was the [[Knights of Labor]], which was later replaced by the [[American Federation of Labor]]. Many unions were targeted by the [[Pinkerton National Detective Agency|Pinkerton detective agency]].<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Colin Hanner|newspaper=Unit|title=A brief history of union-busting|date=2021-05-14|url=https://guide.unitworkers.com/a-brief-history-of-union-busting/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620150631/https://guide.unitworkers.com/a-brief-history-of-union-busting/|archive-date=2021-06-20|retrieved=2022-06-01}}</ref> The [[Industrial Workers of the World|IWW]] became the first union to include workers of all races.<ref name=":02" /> In 1983, 16.2% of private sector workers were unionized; by 2020, the percentage had decreased to 6.3%, even though 65% of people support unionization.<ref>{{News citation|author=Megan Brenan|newspaper=Gallup|title=At 65%, Approval of Labor Unions in U.S. Remains High|date=2020-09-03|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/318980/approval-labor-unions-remains-high.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514192933/https://news.gallup.com/poll/318980/approval-labor-unions-remains-high.aspx|archive-date=2022-05-14|retrieved=2022-06-01}}</ref> Many companies, including [[Amazon.com, Inc.|Amazon]], [[Google]], [[Nissan]], [[Tesla]], [[Trader Joe's]], and [[Walmart]] have taken a side against unions.<ref name=":0" /> | | The first nationwide union in the [[United States of America|United States]] was the [[Knights of Labor]], which was later replaced by the [[American Federation of Labor]]. Many unions were targeted by the [[Pinkerton National Detective Agency|Pinkerton detective agency]].<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Colin Hanner|newspaper=Unit|title=A brief history of union-busting|date=2021-05-14|url=https://guide.unitworkers.com/a-brief-history-of-union-busting/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620150631/https://guide.unitworkers.com/a-brief-history-of-union-busting/|archive-date=2021-06-20|retrieved=2022-06-01}}</ref> In 1983, 16.2% of private sector workers were unionized; by 2020, the percentage had decreased to 6.3%, even though 65% of people support unionization.<ref>{{News citation|author=Megan Brenan|newspaper=Gallup|title=At 65%, Approval of Labor Unions in U.S. Remains High|date=2020-09-03|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/318980/approval-labor-unions-remains-high.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514192933/https://news.gallup.com/poll/318980/approval-labor-unions-remains-high.aspx|archive-date=2022-05-14|retrieved=2022-06-01}}</ref> Many companies, including [[Amazon.com, Inc.|Amazon]], [[Google]], [[Nissan]], [[Tesla]], [[Trader Joe's]], and [[Walmart]] have taken a side against unions.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| == References == | | == References == |
