trade union

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ˌtrade ˈunion (also trades union) noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE

BELan organization, usually in a particular trade or profession, that represents workers, especially in meetings with employers 工会 SYN American English labor union

—trade unionist noun [countableC]

—trade unionism noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

trade union• The farm worker has himself contributed, though as often as not by leaving the industry rather than by joining a trade union.• Wholesale changes took place within the management and trade union organisations, with the good going out with the bad.• This was the proposal to rush punitive trade union legislation through Parliament while the strike was in progress.

From Longman Business Dictionary

trade unionˌtrade ˈunion (also trades union British EnglishBrE), labor union American EnglishAmEHUMAN RESOURCESORGANIZATIONS

an organization representing people working in a particular industry or profession that protects their rights

The European Convention on Human Rights declared that everyone had a right to join a trade union.

How has trade union membership changed in recent years?

TGWU, the transport union

—trade unionist, trades unionist noun [countableC]

She was an active trade unionist and had lately been elected a shop steward.

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