trade union

noun

trade unionism noun
trade unionist noun

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He’s praised President Joe Biden’s Federal Trade Commission head for antitrust enforcement and embraced trade unions − even walking a picket line − a move that puts him closer to liberal lawmakers such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025 This is especially the case in factories without trade union representation, where these apps are often positioned as alternatives or substitutes. Nandita Shivakumar, Sourcing Journal, 20 Sep. 2024 Some trade unions have expressed concerns that the controls could hurt trade. Michael Probst and Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024 With the rice blast worsening, support for Vittoria’s project swelled from farmers and even from the country’s powerful trade unions, which, along with scientists, asked the politicians to allow field trials, since their approach used gene editing, not GMOs. Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade union 

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trade union was in 1828

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“Trade union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20union. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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trade union

noun
trade unionist noun

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trade union

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