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union

union

144 3.3
Relating to a workers' group or its members
  • adjective
  • /ˈjuːniən/
: sindical
  • The union representatives organized a meeting to discuss workers' rights and benefits.

We found two actors who were professional union working actors.

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Examples

  • So I was able to finish that non union job and now I'm completely, you know, union.

  • What about even the fact that for to get the major solar tax credits, you have to use, you have to pay union labour, you have to use union rules.

  • We found two actors who were professional union working actors.

  • Like the beginning of anti union politics at the top.

  • And it had those New York bankers, once they could convince them to stop being anti union and pro union.

  • Like, so you now have people, you have a double layer of civil service protections and union protections, right?

  • Unlike many towns, Mattawan had kept some independence from the mining companies and the town mayor, sheriff and police chief were union friendly.

  • I'm on Medicare and I have union health insurance, so I'm pretty set, unlike many Americans.

  • But it bothers me when I'm on a non union show and there's a union guy on it.

  • or I got a Nexus, one of the two, but I can't look back. So you guys and your cameras and your batteries and your union rules and policies

Synonyms

organized
vsunion
  • US
36 3.8

A worker or workplace that belongs to a union

is broader meaning relating to or typical of the workers' organization itself
unionized
vsunion
  • US
21 4.4

A workplace where workers are members of a group that talks to the employer for them

is about being related to or characteristic of that organization rather than membership

Antonyms

4 6.9

Not part of a trade union

Compounds

499 3.8

A former country of several republics in eastern Europe and northern Asia, including Russia, that existed from 1922 to 1991

116 3.0

A group of European countries that work together on politics and the economy

50 2.7

An organized group of workers that negotiates with employers for better pay and working conditions

34 1.8

A person who belongs to a group of workers who protect pay and working conditions

27 3.6

A group like a bank owned by its members that offers savings accounts and low-rate loans

20 3.9

A legal partnership between two people, often same-sex, that gives many marriage rights

18 2.8

A group of workers who protect rights and talk with employers about pay and work conditions

Union Army
  • Archaic
12 4.0

An army from the northern United States that fought in the Civil War

10 2.1

A building on campus where students meet for events and social activities

Union soldier
  • Archaic
8 4.1

A soldier who fought for the Union in the American Civil War

8 3.5

A large American labor union for truck drivers and warehouse workers

5 3.0

An official card showing someone belongs to a labor union

5 2.8

The national flag of the United Kingdom showing the crosses of England, Scotland, and Ireland

3 5.1

A workplace where new employees must join the workers' union within a set time

A person elected by workers to speak for them in talks with managers

2 6.1

A private college in New York City that teaches art, architecture, and engineering

customs union
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A group of countries that remove import taxes between themselves and use the same tax on imports from other countries

1 3.1

The national flag of the United Kingdom, also called the Union Jack

A group of workers in one industry who join to talk with employers about pay and conditions for every worker

An organized effort by workers to improve pay and working conditions

1 4.9

A male and female have sex to make babies

company union
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A union only for workers in one company that is often run by the employer

A former large country in eastern Europe and northern Asia with a communist government

union suit
  • Archaic
1 9.1

One-piece underwear with long sleeves and legs that you wear to keep warm

1 2.7

A group of workers who join together to protect their pay and rights by talking with employers

1 9.9

The joining of the human and divine natures in Jesus as one person

1 4.3

A group of workers in the same skilled trade who join together to protect their rights

An American political party that formed in 1859 to keep the country together before the Civil War

Long-lasting political, social, and cultural effects that continue because of the Soviet Union

A country of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006

A child born to a couple

1 7.7

An organization that helped countries in the Americas work together before the Organization of American States

A private college in New York City that teaches art, architecture, and engineering

The former official name of the country now called Myanmar

A group of Catholic nuns who run schools and care for children worldwide

7.1

A group of workers that includes everyone in one industry no matter their job

A group of workers who join together without official recognition

How Union-Related

unionized
  • US
21 4.4
union
144 3.3
nonunion
4.3

Surface Forms

union positive

Etymology

Union comes from the Latin unus, meaning 'one'. As an adjective it means 'relating to a union' or the joined group, so a union wage or benefit is one that comes from the workers' group.