organisations that represent business and industry in a local area
they persuade local and national governments to invest in infrastructure, education and skills training
What is a trade union?
an organisation linked to a particular type of work, workers pay money to be part of the trade union to employ the workers of this union, this gets them legal protection
their job is to represent workers in particular industries over issues like pay and conditions; their support is important to many companies that want good worker-manager relationships
