Business Essentials, 12/e

Dealing with Organized Labor

1. Objective 10-7 Explain why workers organize into labor unions and describe the collective bargaining process.

A labor union is a group of individuals working together to achieve shared job-related goals, such as higher pay, shorter working hours, more job security, better benefits, or improved working conditions. Labor relations refers to the process of dealing with employees who are represented by a union.

Labor Union

group of individuals working together to achieve shared job-related goals, such as higher pay, shorter working hours, more job security, greater benefits, or better working conditions

Labor Relations

process of dealing with employees who are represented by a union

Unionism Today

In the years ...