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1. [countable] an organization formed by workers to protect their rights:
• If you decide to join the union you are encouraged to play an active part and to ensure your views are represented.
• a union agreement (= an agreement between a union and management about wages, conditions etc )
ˌcompany ˈunionHUMAN RESOURCES a trade union established by a company for its workers, which is usually not part of the official trade union system:• Under pressure from the company union, Toyota has promised to reduce work schedules.
a trade union whose members all work in skilled jobs that involve making or doing things with their handsan organization formed by a group of people working for the same company who save money together so that members can borrow at lower interest rates than at banks; = credit society Bre:• an unofficial credit union where people group together to help each other with major purchases
a trade union whose members have different jobs in many different industries:• The GMB is a general union, which means that anyone can join it.
an organization representing people working in a particular industry or profession that protects their rights:• The European Convention on Human Rights declared that everyone had a right to join a trade union.
• How has trade union membership changed in recent years?
• TGWU, the transport union
— trade unionist , trades unionist noun [countable] :• She was an active trade unionist and had lately been elected a shop steward.
2. [countable] a group of countries with the same central government:• the former Soviet Union
3. [uncountable] the act of joining two or more things together or the state of being joined together:• The countries of the EU are in a process of ever closer economic and political union.
— see also credit union, customs union— unionist noun [countable] :• unionist leaders
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trade unionist UK US noun [C] POLITICS► a member of a trade union, especially a member with an important position: »A leading trade unionist has condemned the management payouts.
Financial and business terms. 2012.