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

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Origin of labor union

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby labor union

Labor Party, labor relations, laborsaving, labors of Hercules, labor spy, labor union, labor unionist, labour, Labour and Socialist International, labour camp, Labour Day

How to use labor union in a sentence

She said Campbell was a patsy for labor union leaders who could not stand up to them.
What’s Behind the Effort to Recall Council President Jen Campbell|Scott Lewis|February 9, 2021|Voice of San Diego
A former mill worker and officer for labor unions in Oregon, Witt has been a supporter of the timber industry.
“We Have Counties in Deep Trouble”: Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Timber Tax Cuts That Cost Communities Billions|by Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting|February 5, 2021|ProPublica
A media reform coalition — including grass-roots activists, labor unions and New Deal policymakers — was especially concerned about the combination of highly concentrated corporate power within an extremely commercialized media system.
The Fairness Doctrine won’t solve our problems — but it can foster needed debate|Victor Pickard|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
All of the recently formed unions are members of the United Professional Ski Patrols of America Local 7781, a chapter of the national Communications Workers of America District 7 labor union.
Why Ski Patrollers Are Picketing at Two Vail Resorts|Scott Yorko|January 20, 2021|Outside Online

The erosion of labor unions and decrease in employment like manufacturing has meant fewer opportunities for good-paying jobs that don’t require a college education.
The demographic divergence that helps explain perceptions of the Capitol rioters|Philip Bump|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
He was identified by several people as a member of the International Workers of the World, a radical labor union.
Occupy Climate Change! Hundreds Blame Capitalism at Flood Wall Street Rally|Jacob Siegel|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The po-boy traces its roots back to the New Orleans streetcar labor union strike in 1929.
New Orleans Celebrates Its Favorite Sandwich at the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival|Tyler Gillespie|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Millennials are substantially more pro–labor union than the population at large.
The Rise of the New New Left|Peter Beinart|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This idea is known as Syndicalism, derived from the French word "syndicat," meaning a labor union.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
Make note of this point; every large labor union can have its own bank, to finance its industries and its propaganda.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
The National Labor Union came together in its first convention in 1866.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman
It was not until 1872 that the National Labor Union met as a political convention to nominate a national ticket.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman
Each annual session of the National Labor Union faithfully reaffirmed the decision to "cut loose" from the old parties.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman

Cultural definitions for labor union

labor union

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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