union card
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of union card
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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She said workers began admitting to supervisors that they had signed the union card and faced pressure to renounce their support.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024
By the time Scanlan switched careers, the acting union’s reduced power meant she no longer needed a union card to be cast.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023
How many of them are going to be willing to put their lifelong dreams on the line for a union card?
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022
Just 7.7% of manufacturing workers and 12.6% of construction workers hold a union card, as the movement’s blue-collar roots have diversified into white-collar professions.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2022
Is the duplicate entitled to a union card?
From Nine Men in Time by Loomis, Noel Miller
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