How do labor unions form?

It's highly specific to both geography and your industry, in terms of the legal side of things. read more

Today most labor unions in the United States are members of one of two larger umbrella organizations: the American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) or the Change to Win Federation, which split from the AFL-CIO in 2005-2006. read more

Historically, unions have formed to address particular grievances of particular groups of workers, such as the cotton spinners attempted union in the 1830s. In the present, unionizing is governed by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, as amended in 1947. read more

Union workers earn 28 percent more than nonunion workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Their median weekly earnings for full-time wage and salary work were $696 in 2000, compared to $542 for their nonunion counterparts. read more