trade union

noun

trade unionism noun
trade unionist noun

Examples of trade union in a Sentence

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The move would affect 22 workers required to relocate to Florence, trade unions Filcams Cgil said. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 July 2025 His best chapters follow the protests in the Gdańsk shipyards that led to the Solidarity trade union. Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025 The new pontiff chose to name himself after Pope Leo XIII who led the church during the industrial revolution and issued a landmark teaching document which supported workers’ rights to a fair wage and to form trade unions. Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 According to the London Times’ Philip Willan, a trade union that represents museum workers had previously warned the Uffizi about the risks posed by the platforms separating visitors from the art. Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for trade union

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trade union was in 1828

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“Trade union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20union. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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trade union

noun
trade unionist noun

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trade union

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