| trade union n. A labor union, especially one limited in membership to people in the same trade. trade unionism n. trade unionist n. |
trade union, trades union
n
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an association of employees formed to improve their incomes and working conditions by collective bargaining with the employer or employer organizations
trade unionism , trades unionism n
trade unionist , trades unionist n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trade union - an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"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
trade union → نقابة العمال odbor 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
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