Synonyms

labor union

American

noun

an organization of wage earners or salaried employees for mutual aid and protection and for dealing collectively with employers; trade union.

labor union Cultural

An organization of workers formed to promote collective bargaining with employers over wages, hours, fringe benefits, job security, and working conditions.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

labor unions

plural

Etymology

Origin of labor union

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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But my family’s health insurance, supplied by their labor union, wouldn’t cover care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where I had 33 radiation treatments.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Talks between Samsung and its labor union to avert a walkout collapsed External link on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Samsung Electronics’ 005930 1.52%increase; green up pointing triangle talks with its labor union failed to reach an agreement over how the company’s massive profits are distributed, raising the likelihood of a strike next week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved to Manhattan and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing property in South Florida as a labor union tries to place a wealth tax on the November ballot in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But Dasch knew that any little slipup, such as revealing that he had been a member of a labor union, would mean "curtains."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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