needle trades
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of needle trades
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Meyer London, also a lawyer, a Socialist and for 30 years the "good shepherd" of the needle trades.
From Time Magazine Archive
And between Sidney Hillman and David Dubinsky there is no lost love, although at the C. I. 0. convention last October the two leaders of the needle trades made a brave effort to demonstrate harmony.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the most informative sections of Tailor's Progress describes in great detail the connections between the needle trades and the underworld.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, Mr. Dubinsky, who has always played second fiddle to Mr. Hillman in the needle trades, though his union is bigger, is now in a jurisdictional war with Mr. Hillman.
From Time Magazine Archive
Likewise, the provision of rest periods as in telephone-operating and the needle trades, has in nearly every case increased the amount and quality of the work performed.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
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