Un sindicato (del griego συνδικος syndikos, y este del prefijo συν- syn-], ‘con’, y δικειν dikein, ‘hacer justicia’ —de la misma familia que δηκαιος dekaios—) es una asociación integrada por trabajadores en defensa y promoción de sus intereses laborales, con respecto al centro de producción, al empleador con el que están relacionados contractualmente o al Estado.

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("Labour union" redirects here. For the Polish political party, see Labour Union (Poland). For the Canadian political party, see Union Labour. For the album by King Syze, see The Labor Union.)("Unionized" redirects here. For the chemistry term, see ionization.)\nA trade union (British EnglishAustralian EnglishNew Zealand EnglishSouth African English / Caribbean English; also trades union), labour union (Canadian English), or labor union (American English) is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, achieving higher pay and benefits such as health care and retirement, increasing the number of employees an employer assigns to complete the work, and better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labour contracts (collective bargaining) with employers. The most common purpose of these associations or unions is "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment". This may include the negotiation of wages, work rules, complaint procedures, rules governing hiring, firing and promotion of workers, benefits, workplace safety and policies. Unions may organize a particular section of skilled workers (craft unionism), a cross-section of workers from various trades (general unionism), or attempt to organize all workers within a particular industry (industrial unionism). The agreements negotiated by a union are binding on the rank and file members and the employer and in some cases on other non-member workers. Trade unions traditionally have a constitution which details the governance of their bargaining unit and also have governance at various levels of government depending on the industry that binds them legally to their negotiations and functioning. Originating in Great Britain, trade unions became popular in many countries during the Industrial Revolution. Trade unions may be composed of individual workers, professionals, past workers, students, apprentices and/or the unemployed.

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