Trades Council

noun

1. (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area

Example Sentences

It’s registered as a limited liability company, or LLC, with four partners: the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the University of California system, the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California and the Renewables 100 Policy Institute.

From Los Angeles Times

The legislation was sponsored by the State Building and Construction Trades Council and is also backed by the American Lung Assn. in California and the Western Occupational & Environmental Medical Assn.

From Los Angeles Times

The hope is that as many stonecutting businesses step forward and get licensed, Cal/OSHA “may be able to shine a light on the parts of the industry they know about that haven’t registered” and “target their resources,” said Jeremy Smith, chief of staff for the State Building and Construction Trades Council.

From Los Angeles Times

The longtime president of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, whose members worked in Trump-associated hotels.

From Seattle Times

On Monday, he had just received an endorsement from the 100,000-strong Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council, when a retired bricklayer, Jeff King, pulled him aside in a weathered union hall in Dayton.

From New York Times