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Local union

A local union, often shortened to local, in North America, or a union branch (known as a lodge in some unions) in the United Kingdom and other countries, is a locally based trade union organisation which forms part of a larger (usually national) union.

Local branches are organised to represent the union's members from a particular geographic area, company, or business sector. Local unions have their own governing bodies which represent the interests of the national union while at the same time responding to the desires of their constituents, and organise regular meetings for members. Local branches may also affiliate to a local trades council.

In the United States and Canada, local unions are usually numbered (e.g. CWA Local 2101 in Baltimore, Maryland or ILA Local 273 in Saint John, New Brunswick). In the United Kingdom, they are usually named by geographical location (e.g. Manchester Branch), but may also have a name and a number (e.g. Manchester No.2 Branch) or have a more specific name (e.g. Manchester Fitters Branch) if there is more than one branch in a town. Some unions (e.g. Transport and General Workers' Union) number their branches as well as naming them.

In the British printing industry, union branches are traditionally divided into sub-branches known as "chapels", led by the Father of the Chapel. Each chapel represents members in a single printing works or department of a larger works.

Usage examples of "local union".

His career as a labor organizer ran parallel, from the old Wobblies to the comparative respectability of his present job: officially executive secretary of a local union, actually a roving trouble shooter with considerable voice in national councils.

Or, worse, you went without work for several months at a time, which meant hanging around some spacer bar at Tycho Station or Descartes City, waiting for the local union rep to throw some other guy out of his present assignment and give you his job.

Before the Ring of Fire, Pete had headed up the safety committee for the same United Mine Workers local union of which Mike Stearns had been president.

But the local union was adamant, and Mike's public refusal to support their proposal produced a considerable strain in relations.

It was the office of the local Union chairman, Mark knew, Fergus MacDonald's office.

As you can imagine, being a former local union president yourself.

The second was to go to the local union office and register a contract with Boyce Cochenour for validation, with a commission clause for Vastra.

Seeing him come, dozens of Mike's local union members started moving in his direction.