A union is a group of workers who form an organization to gain:
Once workers have formed a union, union member and the employer
negotiate a contract or "collective bargaining agreement" that
covers all aspects of work -- wages, health insurance, vacation
or other benefits, how work is structured, how workers are
disciplined, workplace safety standards, and other working
conditions. These negotiations involve a lot of compromise, and
at the end of successful negotiations, the union membership and
the employer agree to the final product before it is
implemented. In simple terms, the contract is a just a very
clear set of rules that the employer and the workers agree to
follow. When workers decide they want to come together to
improve their jobs, they work with a union to help them form
their own local chapter. Once a majority of workers shows they
want a union, sometimes employers honor the workers' choice.
Often, the workers must ask the government to hold an election.
If the workers win their union, they nego