I had no idea what unions were and what was meant by labor relations. I have always wanted to know what was meant by a workers union, I have heard the term Union a few times in a workforce setting and not known what it meant. Unions are organizations formed for the purpose of representing their members interests in dealing with employers. In the U.S. most workers act as individuals to select jobs that are unacceptable to them and to negotiate pay, benefits, flexible hours, and other work conditions. Sometimes workers feel their needs and interests do not recieve enough consideration from management. When this happens some workers form and join unions that are formed to resolve conflicts with employers.
Unions are good because some degree of conflict is invetiable between workers and managment. Labor unions also represent interests and a way to manage the conflict. Therefore through systems of hearing complaints and negotiating labor contracts, unions and managers resolve conflicts between employers and employees.
For some reason I have always thought of a union as a group of people that want to stike and fight agaisnt a policy, rule and or situation, but it is really to help solve the conflict. I had no idea. I always thought a union was a negative thing, but now I see it as a positive thing in an organization.
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