"Labor Unions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organizations comprising wage and salary workers in health-related fields for the purpose of improving their status and conditions. The concept includes labor union activities toward providing health services to members.
| Descriptor ID |
D007750
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.540.571
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| Concept/Terms |
Labor Unions- Labor Unions
- Labor Union
- Union, Labor
- Unions, Labor
Trade Unions- Trade Unions
- Trade Union
- Union, Trade
- Unions, Trade
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Labor Unions" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 mortality among Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and Transport Workers Union (TWU) workers-March-July 2020, New York City metro area. Am J Ind Med. 2021 09; 64(9):723-730.
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Union Efforts to Reduce COVID-19 Infections Among Grocery Store Workers. New Solut. 2021 08; 31(2):170-177.
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Doctors faced with impossible rationing decisions must seek legal advice. BMJ. 2021 02 22; 372:n458.
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WHO Knew. How the World Health Organization (WHO) Became a Dangerous Interloper on Workplace Health and Safety and COVID-19. New Solut. 2020 11; 30(3):237-248.
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Mortality Rates From COVID-19 Are Lower In Unionized Nursing Homes. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 11; 39(11):1993-2001.
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Dressing Up. JAMA. 2020 Aug 18; 324(7):633-634.
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Estimation of the number of working population at high-risk of COVID-19 infection in Korea. Epidemiol Health. 2020; 42:e2020051.
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Hazard Pay for COVID-19? Yes, But It's Not a Substitute for a Living Wage and Enforceable Worker Protections. New Solut. 2020 08; 30(2):95-101.
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COVID-19 in the UK and Occupational Health and Safety: Predictable not Inevitable Failures by Government, and Trade Union and Nongovernmental Organization Responses. New Solut. 2020 08; 30(2):86-94.
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All hands on deck as cases of COVID-19 surge. CMAJ. 2020 Apr 14; 192(15):E415-E416.