Eco Trade Unions

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