organized labor
Americannoun
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all workers who are organized in labor unions.
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these unions considered as a political force.
Etymology
Origin of organized labor
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Elected officials and powerful endorsers, including organized labor, pulled their support.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He has supported higher wages for low-income workers in the city and has close ties to organized labor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
Prior to that, he covered coal mining, organized labor, the civil and criminal investigations into Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine disaster and the trials of Jerry Sandusky and Bill Cosby.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
Many Catholic universities teach social justice doctrines of the Catholic Church, which have a long history of support for organized labor.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
In the city’s richest clubs, industrialists gathered to toast the fact that Carter Henry Harrison, whom they viewed as overly sympathetic to organized labor, had lost to Hempstead Washburne, a Republican.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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