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Unions may organize a particular section of skilled or unskilled workers ([[craft unionism]]),<ref name="Poole, M. 1986">Poole, M., 1986. Industrial Relations: Origins and Patterns of National Diversity. London UK: [[Routledge]].</ref> a cross-section of workers from various trades ([[general union]]ism), or an attempt to organize all workers within a particular industry ([[industrial unionism]]). The agreements negotiated by a union are binding on the rank-and-file members and the employer, and in some cases on other non-member workers. Trade unions traditionally have a [[constitution]] which details the governance of their bargaining unit and also have governance at various levels of government depending on the industry that binds them legally to their negotiations and functioning. | Unions may organize a particular section of skilled or unskilled workers ([[craft unionism]]),<ref name="Poole, M. 1986">Poole, M., 1986. Industrial Relations: Origins and Patterns of National Diversity. London UK: [[Routledge]].</ref> a cross-section of workers from various trades ([[general union]]ism), or an attempt to organize all workers within a particular industry ([[industrial unionism]]). The agreements negotiated by a union are binding on the rank-and-file members and the employer, and in some cases on other non-member workers. Trade unions traditionally have a [[constitution]] which details the governance of their bargaining unit and also have governance at various levels of government depending on the industry that binds them legally to their negotiations and functioning. | ||
Originating in Great Britain, trade unions became popular in many countries during the [[Industrial Revolution]]. Trade unions may be composed of individual workers, [[professional]]s, [[Retiree|past workers]], [[students]], [[apprentice]]s or the [[unemployed]]. Trade union density, or the percentage of workers belonging to a trade union, [[#Prevalence worldwide|is highest in the Nordic countries]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TUD |title=Trade Union Dataset |publisher=OECD |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="ILO Density">{{cite web |title=Industrial relations |url=https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/country-profiles/ |publisher=ILOSTAT |access-date=9 October 2018 <!-- |In the search box use "Trade union density rate" --> }}</ref> | Originating in [[Great Britain]], trade unions became popular in many countries during the [[Industrial Revolution]]. Trade unions may be composed of individual workers, [[professional]]s, [[Retiree|past workers]], [[students]], [[apprentice]]s or the [[unemployed]]. Trade union density, or the percentage of workers belonging to a trade union, [[#Prevalence worldwide|is highest in the Nordic countries]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TUD |title=Trade Union Dataset |publisher=OECD |access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="ILO Density">{{cite web |title=Industrial relations |url=https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/country-profiles/ |publisher=ILOSTAT |access-date=9 October 2018 <!-- |In the search box use "Trade union density rate" --> }}</ref> | ||
== Definition == | == Definition == | ||