organized labor

noun

: labor unions as a group

Examples of organized labor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The support was recorded near the end of a year in which organized labor has received lots of attention for strikes — and contract settlements with significant pay increases or other concessions by employers — by auto workers and Hollywood actors and writers. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024 Unionized staff and Kaiser are fighting over bread-and-butter issues that organized labor and employers have tussled over for decades, albeit supercharged for a workforce still dogged by staffing shortages and high inflation after the pandemic. Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023 Contributions came from a lot of individual donors, as well as several current and former politicians from both sides of the aisle, organized labor groups, and $2,000 from the candidate himself. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Mar. 2023

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“Organized labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organized%20labor. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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