labor union
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈleɪbər ˈjunɪn/
- US
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sindicato
- The municipal labor unions broke off talks demanding that the city withdraw what they call their outrageous and irresponsible contract proposals.
- labor union leader
- labor union laws
- power of labor unions
For example, the New Deal was investing government money in propping up business, in propping up labor unions.
- For example, the New Deal was investing government money in propping up business, in propping up labor unions.
- So if, if that's all they did, then we would support labour unions or we would think that it's a legal activity.
- So can they sustain the pressure from the for labour union, from the civil society to do a kind of long term projects?
Examples
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Contract talks have ended temporarily between the city and its labor union with both sides making some angry charges.
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Cesar became famous for his work as the leader of a labor union.
Fiction book (1999) -
His left wing movement, known as Peronism, drew support from labor unions, the poor and the working classes.
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Labor unions slowly organized meatpacking workers and turned it into one of the best industrial jobs in the United States.
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The historical record is much the same on wages, labor unions, and collective bargaining.
Academic text (2017) -
Bolivia's privatization program, too, was sidetracked because of strong labor union opposition.
Academic text (1993) -
The labor union organized a strike to negotiate better working conditions for its members.
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The labor union has successfully negotiated a new contract that provides better wages and benefits for workers.
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After the recent negotiations, the labor union announced a tentative agreement with the company on key issues.
Synonyms
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2.3
A group of workers who act together to protect pay and rights
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2.8
A group of workers who protect rights and talk with employers about pay and work conditions
Antonyms
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents directly name the relevant concepts: 'labor' = workers and 'union' = an organization of workers. A B1 learner who knows these words will readily infer 'labor union' as an organization of workers that represents them (a compositional, cross-linguistically common construction).
Etymology
Labor union comes from the simple image of many workers joining together: labor means the workers and union means a joining. When workers 'stand together' they are stronger to bargain with employers, so the phrase came to mean an organization that 'protects workers' rights'.