Meaning of TRADES UNION
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| | Definition: | | [n] an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" |
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| | Synonyms: | | brotherhood, labor union, trade union, union |
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| | See Also: | | company union, craft union, industrial union, labor, labor movement, organisation, organization, trade union movement, vertical union | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \trades" un`ion\, or Trade union \Trade" un`ion\ .
An organized combination among workmen for the purpose of
maintaining their rights, privileges, and interests with
respect to wages, hours of labor, customs, etc.
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