Definitions for labor union
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
la′bor un`ion(n.)
an organization of wage earners or salaried employees for mutual aid and protection and for dealing collectively with employers; trade union.
Category: Business
Origin of labor union:
1865–70
Princeton's WordNet
union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood(noun)
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
"you have to join the union in order to get a job"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
labor union(noun)ˈeɪbɚɚ
an organization that works to protect and improve conditions for workers
The labor union called a strike.
Wiktionary
labor union(Noun)
A continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment; a trade union.
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