union
- adjective
- /ˈjuːniən/
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sindical
- The union representatives organized a meeting to discuss workers' rights and benefits.
We found two actors who were professional union working actors.
- We found two actors who were professional union working actors.
- So I was able to finish that non union job and now I'm completely, you know, union.
Examples
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So I was able to finish that non union job and now I'm completely, you know, union.
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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.
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We found two actors who were professional union working actors.
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Like the beginning of anti union politics at the top.
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And it had those New York bankers, once they could convince them to stop being anti union and pro union.
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Like, so you now have people, you have a double layer of civil service protections and union protections, right?
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Unlike many towns, Mattawan had kept some independence from the mining companies and the town mayor, sheriff and police chief were union friendly.
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I'm on Medicare and I have union health insurance, so I'm pretty set, unlike many Americans.
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But it bothers me when I'm on a non union show and there's a union guy on it.
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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
34
3.8
A worker or workplace that belongs to a union
12
4.4
A workplace where workers are members of a group that talks to the employer for them
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.8
A former country of several republics in eastern Europe and northern Asia, including Russia, that existed from 1922 to 1991
- US
45
2.7
An organized group of workers that negotiates with employers for better pay and working conditions
28
1.8
A person who belongs to a group of workers who protect pay and working conditions
19
3.6
A group like a bank owned by its members that offers savings accounts and low-rate loans
- US
18
3.9
A legal partnership between two people, often same-sex, that gives many marriage rights
12
2.8
A group of workers who protect rights and talk with employers about pay and work conditions
4
2.8
The national flag of the United Kingdom showing the crosses of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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6.1
A private college in New York City that teaches art, architecture, and engineering
- 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
3.7
A group of workers in one industry who join to talk with employers about pay and conditions for every worker
- Specialized
A union only for workers in one company that is often run by the employer
An American political party that formed in 1859 to keep the country together before the Civil War
A private college in New York City that teaches art, architecture, and engineering
A group of workers in the same skilled trade who join together to protect their rights
- Formal
Long-lasting political, social, and cultural effects that continue because of the Soviet Union
- Formal
An organization that helped countries in the Americas work together before the Organization of American States
- UK
A group of workers who join together to protect their pay and rights by talking with employers
A former large country in eastern Europe and northern Asia with a communist government
A group of Catholic nuns who run schools and care for children worldwide
- Jargon
A group of workers that includes everyone in one industry no matter their job
How Union-Related
Surface Forms
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.