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Trades Council

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area

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In 1952 she became the first woman president of the Trades Council and a blue plaque was later placed on the Bristol street where she lived.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

The longtime president of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, whose members worked in Trump-associated hotels.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

He has clashed with unions before, including the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, a formidable political player that represents plumbers, electricians, ironworkers and construction workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

A son of Irish immigrants, he rose through the ranks of Boston's Laborer's Local 223 and went on to lead that city's Building and Construction Trades Council while serving in the Massachusetts legislature.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023

The National Building Trades Council at Milwaukee had an able discussion in its annual meeting, based on my letter, and adopted both petitions.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted