- labor union
- noun Date: 1866 an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions
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labor union — ➔ union * * * labor union UK US noun [C] US HR ► TRADE UNION(Cf. ↑trade union) … Financial and business terms
labor union — labor unions N COUNT A labor union is an organization that represents the rights and interests of workers to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions or wages. [AM] (in BRIT, use trade union) … English dictionary
labor union — labor .union n AmE an organization that represents the ordinary workers in a particular trade or profession, especially in meetings with employers British Equivalent: trade union … Dictionary of contemporary English
labor union — labor ,union noun count AMERICAN an organization of workers in a particular type of business or industry. Its aim is to improve members pay and conditions of work. British trade union … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
labor union — ☆ labor union n. an association of workers to promote and protect the welfare, interests, and rights of its members, primarily by collective bargaining … English World dictionary
labor union — noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer (Freq. 3) you have to join the union in order to get a job • Syn: ↑union, ↑trade union, ↑trades union, ↑brotherhood • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Labor Union — An organization intended to represent the collective interests of workers in negotiations with employers over wages, hours and working conditions. Labor unions are often industry specific and tend to be more common in manufacturing, mining,… … Investment dictionary
labor union — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms labor union : singular labor union plural labor unions American a trade union … English dictionary
labor union — union of workers who have joined together to protect their rights … English contemporary dictionary
labor union — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. organized labor, independent union, craft union, guild, industrial union, local, labor party; see also labor 4 , organization 3 . American labor unions include: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial… … English dictionary for students
