trades union
trades union is the dated form of trade union.
Meaning of trade union
Noun
trade union (plural trade unions or trades unions)
- An organization whose members belong to the same trade and that acts collectively to address common issues.
- When the first wave of postwar immigrants arrived in Britain in the 1950s and ’60s, it was a period of rising wages, full employment, an expanding welfare state and strong trade unions. Today, Britain’s manufacturing base has all but disappeared, working-class communities have disintegrated, unions...2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- union
Forms of trades union
| plural | trades unions |
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Questions about trades union
- What is trades union the dated form of?
- Trades union is the dated form of trade union.
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