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| − | A '''labor union''' or ''trade union'' is an organization formed for the purpose of collectively representing the interests of a group of workers. In particular this can include collectively bargaining with [[employer]]s in order to agree rates of pay and other conditions of employment. Conservatives tolerate the right of workers to form unions but recoil when they become too liberal, too corrupt, or too authoritarian over their members. Liberals, Democrats, and some Republicans support them, and use their influence to encourage union members to support liberal causes and candidates financially. | + | A '''labor union''' or ''trade union'' is an organization ostensibly formed for the purpose of collectively representing the interests of a group of workers, but in practice supportive of electing [[pro-abortion]] politicians. |
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| | + | '''Labor unions''' can include collectively bargaining with [[employer]]s in order to agree rates of pay and other conditions of employment. [[Conservatives]] tolerate the right of workers to form unions but oppose compelled union membership, as required by law in most states, and mandatory dues that are spent on [[liberal]] projects. |
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| | + | Liberals, Democrats, and [[RINO]]s are big supporters of unions, and count on their influence to reelect them. |
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| | + | [[Wal-Mart]] has been so successful by opposing the formation of unions among its workers, and has closed a profitable store down before allowing any union to exist in it. |
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| | There are generally two types of unions, private sector unions and public sector unions; some unions have members in both the private and public sectors. | | There are generally two types of unions, private sector unions and public sector unions; some unions have members in both the private and public sectors. |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| | * [[American labor unions]] | | * [[American labor unions]] |
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| | [[Category:Labor Unions]] | | [[Category:Labor Unions]] |
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| | *[http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/05/what-unions-do-how-labor-unions-affect-jobs-and-the-economy Studies on Current Effects of Unions] | | *[http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/05/what-unions-do-how-labor-unions-affect-jobs-and-the-economy Studies on Current Effects of Unions] |