1 a trade union UK :
the electricians' union
2 the act or the state of being joined together
3 a political unit made up of two or more separate units such as states
4 a labor union
5 an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers:
"No date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning.
The political activity of each affiliated union is highly regulated by statute.
a union spokesman/delegate/negotiator
public-sector/public-employee/state-worker unions
civil-service/white-collar/blue-collar unions
join/belong to a union The new generation of workers is less likely to join a union.
6 a group of two or more countries that work together or that have the same government:
the European Union
7 the act of joining two or more things together, or the state of being joined together:
The signing of the treaty marked a major milestone on the road to European union.
The two countries are holding a summit to discuss economic and monetary union.
Management are having discussions with the union about possible redundancies.
The car workers' union is demanding a 7% pay rise this year.
The union safeguards the interests of all its members.
Unless agreements exist with authors' societies and unions, normally an extension has to be obtained for this medium.
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