labor union

noun

: an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions

members of a labor union with job protection under a collective bargaining agreement with the employer

—Seth Sandronsky

Examples of labor union in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The complaints prompted labor union Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists to begin investigating Gallo, according to the Rolling Stone magazine story published January 2024. —Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025

To meet the need for skilled workers in the energy sector, government should partner with private companies, labor unions, and educational institutions to create training programs from technician level to high level engineering. —Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed last month by various labor unions, cities, nonprofits and counties, marking one of the biggest challenges to Trump’s executive actions yet. —Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 May 2025

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a labor union representing more than 1.2 million workers in North America, shares similar safety concerns. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for labor union

• antiunion
• communion
• disunion
• nonunion

Kids Definition

labor union

noun

: an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and advance the interests of its members concerning wages, benefits, and working conditions

Legal Definition

labor union

noun

: a labor organization usually consisting of workers of the same trade that is formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests (as through collective bargaining) in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions see also craft union, bargaining unit

Note: Labor unions and employers are subject to the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Wagner Act), as amended by the Labor Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act and the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure (Landrum-Griffin) Act. The NLRA authorized the establishment of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency which administers the provisions of the Act.