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: --
join/belong to a union The new generation of workers is less likely to join a union.
civil-service/white-collar/blue-collar unions
public-sector/public-employee/state-worker unions
a union spokesman/delegate/negotiator
The political activity of each affiliated union is highly regulated by statute.
"No date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning.
Second, that inter-racial extramarital unions are almost entirely those of racial exploitation by higher status white males particularly during the eighteenth and nineteenth century.
Few trade unions existed and those which did had a handful of members and very little influence.
Thus, for example, for the group of unions commencing 10 years ago, information is available only on those that are still intact.
Capital accepts the development of a large public insurance system in exchange for the unions' moderation and the availability of a well-qualified labour force.
However, such deals are difficult to sell to the membership of high-wage unions.
About 83 per cent traced the absence of unions in their companies to deliberate actions by management (especially the owners) who discouraged unionisation.
The term 'marriage' may have been rather loosely interpreted by respondents, and consensual unions were probably included.
By contrast, reforms that impose severe losses on unions are likely to engender much more vigorous opposition from the labour movement.
