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labor union

An organization of workers formed for the purpose of serving the members' interests with respect to wages and working conditions.

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la′bor un`ion

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

[1865–70]

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Noun

labor union - an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

trade union, trades union, union, brotherhood

organization, organisation - a group of people who work together

industrial union, vertical union - a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft

craft union - a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft

company union - a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union

labor movement, trade union movement, labor - an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

I.W.W., Industrial Workers of the World, IWW - a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I

Translations

نِقَابَةُ عُمَّال

odbory

fagforening

ammattiyhdistys

sindikat

労働組合

노동조합

fackförening

สหภาพแรงงาน

sendika

công đoàn

工会

labor union

(Am) n → sindacato

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

labor union

→ نِقَابَةُ عُمَّال odbory fagforening Gewerkschaft συνδικάτο sindicato ammattiyhdistys syndicat sindikat sindacato 労働組合 노동조합 vakbond fagforening związek zawodowy sindicato профсоюз fackförening สหภาพแรงงาน sendika công đoàn 工会

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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