Trade Union (Noun)
Meaning
An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The factory workers went on strike to protest the company's refusal to recognize the trade union.
- Joining the trade union was a requirement for all new hires at the auto plant.
- The student had to decide whether to support the trade union's efforts to organize the retail workers at the local mall.
- The group of teachers were struggling to form a trade union because the school administration was opposed to it.
- Forming a trade union is necessary for workers to have some protection against unfair labor practices by the employer.