Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

print unions

British  

plural noun

  1. the trade unions within the printing industry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Evans’ successful run at the Sunday Times was disrupted in 1977 by the nation’s print unions, who resisted the newspaper industry’s move to using electronic typesetting.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2020

Two years before, he had broken the power of the newspaper print unions at Wapping.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2013

French papers are as badly bullied by print unions as British papers were until Rupert Murdoch, a media baron who has recently had other troubles, helped to break their power in the 1980s.

From Economist • Jul. 28, 2011

To supporters, Mr. Murdoch brought TV choice through his BSkyB satellite operation and took on the print unions that had made the newspaper business unprofitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 19, 2011

As the Sun rose to become the largest-selling daily he gained the financial rewards from its advertising revenue, making substantial profits despite the rapacious print unions.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2011

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "print unions" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com