A labor union is an organization that represents the rights and interests of workers to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions or wages.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use trade union
labor union in British English
(ˈleɪbə ˈjuːnjən)
noun
US another name for trade union
labor union in American English
US
an association of workers to promote and protect the welfare, interests, and rights of its members, primarily by collective bargaining
Examples of 'labor union' in a sentence
labor union
Suppose the workers organize a labor union.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
And so labor unions today are on an offensive that is based on weakness rather than on strength.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
The primary effect of the Sherman Act over the next few decades was to weaken labor unions.
Hunt, E. K. Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies (1995)