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A '''labor union''' is an organization that develops where a workforce who have a common trade or work at the same establishment band together in order to take advantage of the increased power of collective bargaining. Through the united voice of a labor union, its members can collectively seek benefits and concessions from employers that would likely be unavailable if any individual employee attempted to negotiate the terms of employment on his or her own. This is because the union can collectively withold its labor ("strike") in the event that its members are dissatisfied with their working conditions. The resulting loss of income and deprivation of needed goods and services often brings employers back to the bargaining table.
 
A '''labor union''' is an organization that develops where a workforce who have a common trade or work at the same establishment band together in order to take advantage of the increased power of collective bargaining. Through the united voice of a labor union, its members can collectively seek benefits and concessions from employers that would likely be unavailable if any individual employee attempted to negotiate the terms of employment on his or her own. This is because the union can collectively withold its labor ("strike") in the event that its members are dissatisfied with their working conditions. The resulting loss of income and deprivation of needed goods and services often brings employers back to the bargaining table.
   
[[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] proudly claimed that his ancestor, [[Sean Aloysius O'Brien]], led his union into the eleven-month [[Anthracite strike of 1902|anthracite strike]] of [[1902]], before being killed one week before the strike's end. His body was found in the [[Allegheny River]], riddled with bullets. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Bar Association]]")
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[[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] proudly claimed that his ancestor, [[Sean Aloysius O'Brien]], led his union into the eleven-month [[Anthracite strike of 1902|anthracite strike]] of [[1902]], before being killed one week before the strike's end. His body was found in the [[Allegheny River]], riddled with bullets. ([[DS9]]: "[[Bar Association]]")
   
The formation of a labor union is forbidden and severely punished in [[Ferengi]] society. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Bar Association]]")
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The formation of a labor union is forbidden and severely punished in [[Ferengi]] society. ([[DS9]]: "[[Bar Association]]")
   
 
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A labor union is an organization that develops where a workforce who have a common trade or work at the same establishment band together in order to take advantage of the increased power of collective bargaining. Through the united voice of a labor union, its members can collectively seek benefits and concessions from employers that would likely be unavailable if any individual employee attempted to negotiate the terms of employment on his or her own. This is because the union can collectively withold its labor ("strike") in the event that its members are dissatisfied with their working conditions. The resulting loss of income and deprivation of needed goods and services often brings employers back to the bargaining table.

Chief Miles O'Brien proudly claimed that his ancestor, Sean Aloysius O'Brien, led his union into the eleven-month anthracite strike of 1902, before being killed one week before the strike's end. His body was found in the Allegheny River, riddled with bullets. (DS9: "Bar Association")

The formation of a labor union is forbidden and severely punished in Ferengi society. (DS9: "Bar Association")

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