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Trade union
A group of people or employees that negotiate for higher wages and better working conditions
Collective bargaining
The process of negotiating overpay and working conditions between employers and trade unions
Types of unions
General union, industrial union, craft union, and non-manual union
General union
Represents many different occupations or skills
Craft union
Represents workers of different crafts
Industrial union
Represents workers of the same industry
Non-manual union
Represents skilled workers
Bargaining strength of trade union depends on
the elasticity of a good, number of workers in a union, and if the union will be able to help workers financially
Overtime ban
Workers refuse to work over the times given
Go-slow
Workers do work as slow as possible to reduce production
Strike
Workers refuse to work any longer
Work to rule
When workers only do what they're supposed to do to slow down production
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