Workforce 857255 224422757 2008-07-08T19:52:25Z SJP 2716074 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/98.165.16.116|98.165.16.116]] to last version by Lrivetz (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Unreferenced|date=June 2007}} {{for|the discount tools and hardware brand from [[Home Depot]]|Workforce (Brand)}} {{See also|Workforce (Voyager episode)}} The '''workforce''' is the [[labour (economics)|labour]] pool in [[employment]]. It is generally used to describe those working for a single [[Types of companies|company]] or [[industry]], but can also apply to a geographic region like a city, county, state, etc. The term generally excludes the [[Employment#employer|employer]]s or [[management]], and implies those involved in [[manual labour]]. It may also mean all those that are available for work. Workers may be [[Labor union|unionised]], whereby the union conducts negotiations regarding [[wage|pay]] and conditions of employment. In the event of [[industrial unrest]], unions provide a co-ordinating role in organising [[ballot]]s of the workforce, and [[strike action]]. ==Benefits of membership== Benefits that come with being a member of the workforce are said to be financial independence, a feeling of usefulness, self-confidence, and respect from fellow citizens. However, they do not necessarily follow directly from being a member of the workforce. One's finances are commonly dependent upon one's [[employer]], [[customers]], [[wage]]s and [[inflation]]; furthermore, one can feel useful without being a member of the workforce.|{{Fact|date=February 2007}}| ==See also== *[[Collective bargaining]] *[[Labor force]] *[[United States labor law]] *[[Contingent Workforce]] *[[Human Capital]] *[[Occupational illness]] [[Category:Labor]] {{econ-stub}} [[de:Belegschaft]] [[fr:Main d'œuvre]] [[pt:Mão-de-obra]] [[sv:Arbetskraft]] [[zh:劳动力]] ==External links== [http://www.workforcene.net Workforce Nebraska]<br /> [http://www.clmworkforce.com CLM Workforce Connection]