what do you call an alliance of workers?
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An alliance of workers?  I would have to say a union. Many industries (I think maybe factory workers, people who build cars, pilots, etc.) have worker's unions. Unions help them get higher pay and better benefits.
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I have never heard of any of these terms... I would guess union shop... but that's just a guess.\n\nMy answer would be: A WELL-WORKING SHOP!\n\nUnions rock!
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No, they're organizations representing a subset of the labor market. (ie: Ironworkers, carpenters, etc.) that formed as a result of an industry abusing their workers due to the lack of protective laws, and oversight by the government. They CAN be bullies themselves, but unions were responsible for creating benefits, and fair wages for their constituency. Too, take the lack of safety regulations, and enforcement in our history.  Before, conditions in many jobs were tantamount to murder. People dying on a weekly basis were common before osha came into being.
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You belong to a Union.  The company always pays you well.  No union?  The company always screws you.
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Like most unions, it was formed to get workers a better deal.  Better hours, pay and benefits.  Arguably now a days, though, it allows them to be lazy and greedy.  People don't like the teamsters as they are expensive and work slowly.  However, because of the power they hold, most work done by major cities has to be done by the teamsters.  \n\nSo, the significance in labor is that is shows the power people have whent hey work together (and, in my opinion, that power corrupts).
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The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a voluntary federation of 53 national and international labor unions.
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the workers. It is a big Union day for labor
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An 'associate' or an 'associated response'.
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Trade unions are unions (groups of people who vote leaders to negotiate better wages, working conditions, legal issues, etc.) made up from employees in "trade" professions (such as steel, construction, logging, etc.). They are a huge political force, and many politicians want to have them on THEIR side!\n\nTry going to Google.com and typing in "trade union". Also check out wikipedia.org and type the same thing.
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As corporate interests have gained total control in this country they have not had to pay any attention to workers' demands.  The laws favor their unjust practices, so there is no recourse.  During the cold war era, anything that suggested "communsim" or "socialism" was condemned.   Currently, workers themselves often have no idea at all of how their meager remaining benefits were originally won--history is taught from the viewpoint of power after all, and in that view the unions are best forgotten.  Now, people are so alienated from the political process they don't even see the possibility of mass movements having any effect.  It is easier to bury oneself in consumerism than to try to mobilize your local community.
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A partner in the movement. Like an organization that is closely related to them in what they are trying to accomplish. They might have a partnership- help each other out monitarily, etc.
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Union officials spoke about their priorities as they gathered near their headquarters to swear in new leaders and unveil a new logo.\nThe officials said the new logo - blue and yellow with the letters USW underlined by smaller type that says "Unity and strength for workers" - represents the addition of 350,000 members who were recently added through mergers and continued organizing.\nThe mergers have combined to make the USW the largest union representing workers in the industries of steel, rubber and tire, paper and forestry, aluminum, brick, glass, oil refining, chemicals and mining, the union said.
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Ask one of your comrades, maybe they'll have some answers
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The phrase "politics makes strange bedfellows" means that ideological groups or people that are normally at odds with each other can be brought together to support or oppose a cause; though perhaps for differing reasons.
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Teacher's are Union.\n\nDemocrat's = Union
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You could use the U.S. auto industry versus the Asian or more specifically the Japanese auto industry as a good example.  Unions versus non-union factory.  The U.S. has to price their autos higher to recoup the higher wage costs while the Japapense markets can price their autos lower since they don't have union shops, thus lower wage costs.
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I think you will have to rephrase your question. The USA doesn't have 'countries', are you asking about worker's unions?