The Father of Chapel (FoC) and Mother of Chapel (MoC) are the titles in the United Kingdom referring to a shop steward representing members of a trade union in a printing office or in journalism. The FoC or MoC is assisted by the Clerk of the Chapel or by a Deputy FoC/MoC.
In the printing trade, a Chapel was the traditional name given to a meeting of compositors. The name originates in the early history of printing in Great Britain, when printing offices were controlled by churches (hence "chapel").
The name also honours the origins of British trade unionism, where non-conformist churches often acted as covers for trade union activity, which was illegal at the time.
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Trade unions and organized labor
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- Trade union (Public sector)
- Labor history
- Labor rights
- labour movement
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Structure
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- Labour council
- Union organizer
- National trade union center
- Global union federation
- Union representative
- Clerk of the Chapel
- Father of the Chapel
- Local union
- Union dues
- Vigilance committee
- union label
- Salt
- Trades Hall
- duty of fair representation
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Models
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- Organising model
- Service model
- rank and file
- Social Movement Unionism
- Community unionism
- One Big Union
- Open-source unionism
- Business unionism
- Dual unionism
- Solidarity unionism
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Types
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- Company union
- Independent union
- General union
- Professional association
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| Industrial relations |
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Shops and hiring
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- closed shop
- open shop
- Agency shop
- Union shop
- Hiring hall
- Bump
- scope clause
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Actions
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- Strike action (Recognition, Secondary)
- strike notice
- Occupation of factories
- Precarious work
- Precarity
- Sitdown strike
- Slowdown
- Bossnapping
- Stay away
- Labor unrest
- Industrial unrest
- Grievance
- Occupation of factories
- Organizational dissent
- Overtime ban
- Industrial action
- Walkout
- Art strike
- Contingent work
- Contingent workforce
- Whipsaw strike
- Wildcat strike action
- Work-to-rule
- Green ban
- Picketing
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Bargaining
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- collective bargaining
- collaborative bargaining
- Mutual gains bargaining
- Pattern bargaining
- bargaining unit
- Union security agreement
- Master contract
- Enterprise bargaining agreement
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Compensation
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- Strike pay
- Union wage premium
- Worker's compensation
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- Opposition to trade unions
- Labor spies
- Union busting
- Givebacks
- Churn and burn
- Paper local
- Anti-union violence
- Union violence
- Big labor
- Demarcation dispute
- Strikebreaker
- Goon squad
- featherbedding
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- International comparisons of labor unions
- Labour code
- Labour law
- Labour organization law
- Eight-hour day
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