business agent

noun

1. a paid union official who represents a local and its membership in dealing with an employer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of business agent¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

“It’s important that we get the women working right away when they get out,” said Heather Kurtenbach, a formerly incarcerated business agent at Ironworkers Local 86 in Tukwila.

From Seattle Times

She later became a business agent and organizer for the Hollywood Teamsters local.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the next eight years, he was a business agent, contract director and publications editor for the Service Employees International Union.

From New York Times

Those opportunities are siphoning off potential UPS workers and creating more manual labor for those who remain, said Ross Kinson, a business agent for the local Teamsters.

From New York Times

So I’ve known how to navigate throughout all that, throughout my career as a rank-and-file member and as a business agent.

From Los Angeles Times