Labor Unions Flashcards
National Education Association (NEA)
Represents more than 3 million public school employees, including teachers, Education Support Professionals, cafeteria workers, and more
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Represents almost 2 million healthcare workers, public employees, and more
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Represents more than 1.5 million public school teachers, health care workers, and more
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
Represents almost 1.5 million state, county, and municipal government employees
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Represents almost 1.5 million truck drivers, warehouse workers, and other trades
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
Represents almost 1.5 million retail store and distribution employees
United Steelworkers (US)
Represents more than 800 thousand steel mill workers and related trades
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (United Auto Workers) (UAW)
Represents almost 1 million automobile, truck, and equipment manufacturing workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Represents more than 800 thousand electrical manufacturing and utility workers
Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Represents more than 600 thousand construction workers and other trades
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW)
Represents more than 600 thousand aircraft manufacturing, maintenance, and repair workers
Communications Workers of America (CWA)
Represents more than 500 thousand telecommunication, customer service, public sector, healthcare, and other workers
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA)
Represents more than 500 thousand building industry carpenters and millwrights
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
Represents almost 500 thousand freight handlers at ports
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
Represents almost 400 thousand operators of construction equipment and stationary engineers
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
Represents more than 300 thousand professional firefighters and emergency medical service workers
United Association (UA)
Represents more than 300 thousand workers in the plumbing and pipefitting industries in the United States and Canada
National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU)
Represents more than 200 thousand USPS workers other than letter carriers
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Represents more than 300 thousand hotel, casino, restaurant, and commercial food service workers and garment manufacturing employees
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
Represents almost 300 thousand USPS mail delivery workers in urban areas
American Postal Workers Union (APWA)
Represents almost 300 thousand USPS workers other than letter carriers
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
Represents almost 300 thousand miscellaneous U.S. federal government workers
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
Represents almost 200 thousand mass transit service workers
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
Represents more than 100 thousand non-performing entertainment workers in Theater, Motion Picture & Television, & Trade Shows
American Nurses Association (ANU)
Represents more than 100 thousand registered nurses
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (IASMARTW)
Represents more than 100 thousand sheet metal workers, service technicians, bus operators, and more
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IABSORIW)
Represents more than 100 thousand construction, shipbuilding, and metal fabrication employees
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)
Represents more than 100 thousand construction-industry painters, glaziers, and more
Transport Workers Union of America (TWUA)
Represents more than 100 thousand mass transit, railroad, and airline workers
Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)
Represents more than 100 thousand white-collar workers in the public and private sector
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCU)
Represents more than 100 thousand USPS mail delivery workers in rural areas
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
The largest federation of unions in the united states, representing more than 12 million active and retired workers
Major unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO
American Federation of Teachers (AFT), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
Strategic Organizing Center (SOC)
A coalition of North American labor unions formed as an alternative to the AFL-CIO
Major unions affiliated with the SOC
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Farm Workers (UFW), and the Communications Workers of America (CWA)
National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
Represents more than 300 thousand law enforcement officers in police unions and fraternal organizations
