Labour movement

The labour movement (or labor movement) is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and political governments. Labour unions and trade unions are common names for the specific collective organizations within societies, organized for the purpose of representing the interests of workers and the working class. Many elite-class individuals and political groups may also be active in and part of the labour movement.

Related Topics:
Working people - Labour unions - Trade unions

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In some countries including Great Britain and Australia the term widely used to describe both a "political wing" and an "industrial wing". In Great Britain these are the Labour Party and Trades Union Congress (TUC) collectively. The Labour Party was created, as the Labour Representation Committee as a result of an 1899 resolution of the TUC, though in modern times, particularly since the election of Tony Blair as leader of the Labour Party in 1994, the alliance is seen to be much looser and a number of unions have broken their formal ties with the party.

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Great Britain - Australia - Labour Party - Trades Union Congress - Labour Representation Committee - 1899 - Tony Blair - 1994

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