Union (Hungarian-German Trade Union Council)
''Union'' was a central trade union organization of Hungarian and German workers in Slovakia. As of early 1920 ''Union'' claimed a membership of around 40,000 workers in southwestern Slovakia.Duin (2009) p. 357 Gyula Nagy, an important figure in the leftwing in Slovakia at the time, was the secretary of ''Union'' (as well as the Agricultural Labourers Union of Southwestern Slovakia and a parliamentarian of the Hungarian-German Social Democratic Party).Duin (2009) pp. 366, 368Magyar Tudományos Akadémia. Studia historica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae', Volume 110–125. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1975. p. 25 ''Union'' had a strong presence amongst agricultural labourers.Duin (2009) p. 364 The organization was linked to the Hungarian-German Social Democratic Party.Duin (2009) p. 356 The organization emerged after the end of the First World War as a continuation of the German-Hungarian ''Gewerkschaftskartell'' ('Trade Union Council').Duin (2009) pp. 330, 356 A congress of Hungaria ...
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Trade Union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (such as holiday, health care, and retirement), improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting the integrity of their trade through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee ...
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