labor union
Unions bargain collectively over pay and working conditions. This topic is part of Labor within Government & Society. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
labor union trivia questions
A labor union represents whom?
Answer: Workers
Bonus fact: Unions bargain collectively over pay and working conditions.
What process allows a union to negotiate with an employer on behalf of workers?
Answer: Collective bargaining
Bonus fact: Negotiations can cover wages, hours, and benefits.
What document commonly results from successful union-management negotiations?
Answer: Collective bargaining agreement
Bonus fact: The contract sets employment terms for covered workers.
Which labor union, led by Eugene V. Debs, organized the nationwide boycott central to the Pullman Strike of 1894?
Answer: American Railway Union
Bonus fact: The American Railway Union had grown to about 150,000 members under Debs before the Pullman boycott.
What term describes workers joining together to bargain collectively?
Answer: Labor union
Bonus fact: Labor unions represent workers in negotiations with employers.
Collective bargaining is negotiation between employers and whom?
Answer: Workers represented collectively
Bonus fact: Labor unions often act as employee representatives.
Which worker organizations used strikes and work stoppages to publicize grievances over wages and conditions?
Answer: Labor unions
Bonus fact: Unions remained much weaker than large businesses until the 1930s.