Unions

Type: Organization

As of November 2026, Unions has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Daily Show (Feb 2026). Unions are described as 'gutted' since the 1980s, weakening labor power and middle-class stability, and leaving representation to fragmented political action rather than…

A trade union or labor union, often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions and safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing the status of employees, and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.