What organized group advocates for worker rights and bargaining power to improve wages and conditions?

• A. Cooperative
• B. Guild
• C. Labor Union
• D. Professional association

Answer: (C)

The main idea is workers joining together to negotiate for better pay and conditions. A labor union is an organized group of workers that uses collective bargaining with employers to secure higher wages, safer workplaces, and clearer rules for treatment and benefits. This collective approach gives workers more leverage than negotiating individually. A cooperative is owned and operated by its members who share in benefits, but its focus is on member ownership rather than bargaining with employers for wages across a workplace. A guild is a historic association that controlled training, standards, and sometimes prices within a craft, not primarily a vehicle for bargaining power with employers. A professional association concentrates on standards, ethics, and licensure for a profession, rather than organizing workers to bargain for wages and conditions.