Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
alt. (context North America English) A continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment; a trade union. n. (context North America English) A continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment; a trade union.
WordNet
n. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" [syn: union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood]
Usage examples of "labor union".
It's not my fault everything on this God-forsaken station depends on some separate labor union&mdash.
The Committees de facto target: the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the most powerful transportation union on earth, arguably the most corrupt and powerful labor union ever.
In point of fact, he was as thoroughly bludgeoned by the Federation of Capitalist Unions as ever scab workman was bludgeoned by a labor union.
Hapgood was then a labor union officer, a vice-president of the local CIO.
The proof was that they had given Connie and Carlo a house in the mall itself and promoted Carlo to an important job in the labor union setup.
Joe's talk of forming an effective migrant labor union became more strident, and Rivers's opposition more implacable, and the two fought and fought again.
The political opinions he reflects on now are as unthinking and inconsistent as those he spouted while reading the morning newspaper: no one should be forced to join a labor union, but everyone should be forced to join the Chamber of Commerce.