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A labor union is a workers’ organization formed to improve wages and working conditions by bargaining collectively with the employer. When workers join together, they gain more leverage to negotiate contracts that cover pay, benefits, hours, safety, and other job conditions. If negotiations stall, unions may organize work actions to pressure the employer to compromise.

Other options describe different kinds of groups. A cooperative is owned and run by its members to meet their mutual economic needs, not primarily to negotiate with an employer. A guild is a historic association of craftspeople focused on training, standards, and regulating practice. A trade association is an organization of businesses within the same industry, representing industry interests rather than workers.