union card
noun
1
: a card certifying personal membership in good standing in a labor union
2
: something that resembles a union card especially in being necessary for employment or in providing evidence of in-group status
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Such deals would require employers to voluntarily recognize a union if the majority of workers sign union cards, rather than requiring an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
More than 10,000 workers have signed union cards in recent months, according to a UAW tally.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 May 2024
After years of conversations, the group began collecting union cards around April 8 and continued up until Tuesday’s card count.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Union organizers said more than 85% of the 170 undergraduate housing staff workers at UIC had signed union cards.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2025
More than 10,000 workers have signed union cards in recent months, according to a UAW tally.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 May 2024
After years of conversations, the group began collecting union cards around April 8 and continued up until Tuesday’s card count.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Union organizers said more than 85% of the 170 undergraduate housing staff workers at UIC had signed union cards.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Union card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/union%20card. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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