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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The deals show the power of organized labor in a city where concerns about the cost of living are widespread and public officials are sympathetic to unions and their message.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Elected officials and powerful endorsers, including organized labor, pulled their support.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
That raises another potential impediment for state lawmakers hoping to goose the factory-built model: organized labor.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 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
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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