labor union
noun
: 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
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was the first Black American labor union to sign a collective bargaining agreement with a major U.S. corporation. Malaika Jabali, Essence, 5 Sep. 2022 In April, Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island voted to join an independent labor union, the first union victory at the nation’s second-largest employer. Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Showrunner Annmarie Morais and director Charles Officer talked to The Hollywood Reporter as scripts are being readied to continue portraying Black train porters’ efforts to launch North America’s first Black labor union. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022 The workers at Raven Software, which is a Wisconsin subsidiary of Activision, voted to form the union Game Workers Alliance, marking the arrival of the first labor union at a major U.S. gaming company. Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 The Fruit Stand Workers United have joined forces with Workers United, a national labor union that recently helped Starbucks workers. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2022 Before his imprisonment for protesting, Li had been a legal adviser to an independent labor union that had challenged China’s government over workers rights. NBC News, 15 Mar. 2022 John Elward, a truck driver for United Parcel Service Inc. near San Francisco, collects labor union memorabilia. Sebastian Herrera, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 A month later, workers at the store filed for a labor union election. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 See More
Malaika Jabali, Essence, 5 Sep. 2022 In April, Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island voted to join an independent labor union, the first union victory at the nation’s second-largest employer. Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Showrunner Annmarie Morais and director Charles Officer talked to The Hollywood Reporter as scripts are being readied to continue portraying Black train porters’ efforts to launch North America’s first Black labor union. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022 The workers at Raven Software, which is a Wisconsin subsidiary of Activision, voted to form the union Game Workers Alliance, marking the arrival of the first labor union at a major U.S. gaming company. Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 The Fruit Stand Workers United have joined forces with Workers United, a national labor union that recently helped Starbucks workers. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2022 Before his imprisonment for protesting, Li had been a legal adviser to an independent labor union that had challenged China’s government over workers rights. NBC News, 15 Mar. 2022 John Elward, a truck driver for United Parcel Service Inc. near San Francisco, collects labor union memorabilia. Sebastian Herrera, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 A month later, workers at the store filed for a labor union election. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
labor union
noun
: an organization of workers formed to help them get better pay and working conditions
Legal Definition
labor union
noun
: a labor organization usually consisting of workers of the same trade that is formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests (as through collective bargaining) in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions see also craft union, bargaining unit
Note: Labor unions and employers are subject to the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Wagner Act), as amended by the Labor Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act and the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure (Landrum-Griffin) Act. The NLRA authorized the establishment of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency which administers the provisions of the Act.