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labor union

noun

  1. an organization of wage earners or salaried employees for mutual aid and protection and for dealing collectively with employers; trade union.


labor union

  1. An organization of workers formed to promote collective bargaining with employers over wages , hours, fringe benefits , job security, and working conditions.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of labor union1

First recorded in 1865–70

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Example Sentences

He was identified by several people as a member of the International Workers of the World, a radical labor union.

The po-boy traces its roots back to the New Orleans streetcar labor union strike in 1929.

Millennials are substantially more pro–labor union than the population at large.

This idea is known as Syndicalism, derived from the French word "syndicat," meaning a labor union.

Make note of this point; every large labor union can have its own bank, to finance its industries and its propaganda.

The National Labor Union came together in its first convention in 1866.

It was not until 1872 that the National Labor Union met as a political convention to nominate a national ticket.

Each annual session of the National Labor Union faithfully reaffirmed the decision to "cut loose" from the old parties.

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