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Trades Council

British  

noun

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

"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

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The city’s Hotel and Gaming Trades Council on Monday said it won the union’s largest pay increase in its nearly 100-year history for 30,000 members working at nearly 250 hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

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

On Monday, he had just received an endorsement from the 100,000-strong Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council, when a retired bricklayer, Jeff King, pulled him aside in a weathered union hall in Dayton.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

“I think that prevailing wage in legislation for housing is a positive step,” said Chris Hannan, who was selected president of the State Building and Construction Trades Council this summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

The Dublin Trades Council called a one-day strike last week "to secure the release of Mr. James Larkin."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 by Various

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