Definition of labor union
: 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
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The first known use of labor union was in 1849
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