labor union

noun

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

labor union

1. An organization of workers formed to promote collective bargaining with employers over wages , hours, fringe benefits , job security, and working conditions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of labor union¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

She said Campbell was a patsy for labor union leaders who could not stand up to them.

From Voice of San Diego

A former mill worker and officer for labor unions in Oregon, Witt has been a supporter of the timber industry.

From 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.

From 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.

From 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.

From Washington Post

He was identified by several people as a member of the International Workers of the World, a radical labor union.

From The Daily Beast

The po-boy traces its roots back to the New Orleans streetcar labor union strike in 1929.

From The Daily Beast

Millennials are substantially more pro–labor union than the population at large.

From The Daily Beast

This idea is known as Syndicalism, derived from the French word "syndicat," meaning a labor union.

From Project Gutenberg

Make note of this point; every large labor union can have its own bank, to finance its industries and its propaganda.

From Project Gutenberg

The National Labor Union came together in its first convention in 1866.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not until 1872 that the National Labor Union met as a political convention to nominate a national ticket.

From Project Gutenberg

Each annual session of the National Labor Union faithfully reaffirmed the decision to "cut loose" from the old parties.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• trade union