trade union

Definition

An organization whose members belong to the same trade and that acts collectively to address common issues.

Example Sentences

• "When the first wave of postwar immigrants arrived in Britain in the 1950s and ’60s, it was a period of rising wages, full employment, an expanding welfare state and strong trade unions. Today, Britain’s manufacturing base has all but disappeared, working-class communities have disintegrated, unions have been neutered and the welfare state has begun to crumble."
• ", labour union (Canada), labor union (Canada, US)"