unionisation

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unionisation - act of forming labor unions; "the issue underlying the strike was unionization"

establishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organization - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

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Informality of labour relations, long working hours, low wages, poor health and safety arrangements, absence of social protection and lack of unionisation characterise labour in the country.

Unions: rise and fall

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has issued oil giant; Chevron Nigeria Limited a 21 day's ultimatum over what the union described as failure to agree with the union on unionisation.

Maritime Workers Give Chevron 21-Day Ultimatum Over Unionism

JetBlue Airways Corp (NASDAQ:JBLU) on Tuesday said that it has thanked all its pilots for the unionisation vote where the majority of pilots voted to retain a direct relationship with the carrier.

JetBlue Airways pilots reject union representation

Membership within private firms has fallen to about 12per cent and the future for private sector unionisation is "bleak".

Unions 'are on way out'

The gap in unionisation between private and public sector workers was particularly troubling.