Definition

Examples

• "In the US, the loss of industrial jobs and the rise of a global economy have threatened the higher wages that union members once enjoyed."
• "Brian : Hmmm. I do know that some of our union workers are interested in French training."
• "There is power in a union."
• "Economist Adam F Smythe explains: "Private sector companies are less inclined to hire union labor because of the restrictions it imposes upon their business models"."
• "Real estate agent: Well, I have one with three rooms, 1200 square feet, on Union Square."
• "these days they just come in a different form. Smythe says that private sector companies are finding ways to compensate workers without using union labor, "The perks that a dotcom like Doodle provides for its staff, without any union interference, are unbelievable: free meals, childcare, dry cleaning services, gold-leafed toilet paper, the list goes on and on."
• "Vicar : As you must know, the union between man and wife is sacred."
• "Globalization may signal the end for the traditional American union, but workers' rights are far from dead."
• "Why don't we meet at the "Gilded Truffle" on Union street, at half one on Thursday?"
• "Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the holy matrimony of two young lovers, eager to forge a union in the eyes of God, which is to last forever and ever."
• "Vicar : Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to celebrate the holy matrimony of two young lovers, eager to forge a union in the eyes of God, which is to last forever and ever."
• "The second world war saw a surge in union membership which peaked during the 1950s, when 36% of the US labor force was unionized."
• "Now then, if there is any man who objects to this lawful union between these two lovely people, let him speak now or forever hold his peace."
• "Even in France, where a minority of workers are unionized, unions are still able to make their presence felt with highly publicized transportation strikes."
• "Bruno : Okay Leonard, when you talk about "the people", and "the workers", and your "comrades", you do realize that union members make up just 1.3 percent of the staff at Delavigne?"
• "Though unions will never be the same force that shaped 20th-century America, their steady decline is not the global trend."
• "In Sweden, more than a fifth of the population belongs to a union."