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trade union
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trade union: see union, labor union, labor, association of workers for the purpose of improving their economic status and working conditions through collective bargaining with employers. Historically there have been two chief types of unions: the horizontal, or craft, union, in which all the
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But as either a scholar or trade-union activist, Clayton Sinyai sees no contradiction.
Schools of Democracy by Tentler, Leslie Woodcock / Commonweal
The trade-union movement in Brazil had a similar effect, helping to end 21 years of oppressive military rule and usher in 15 years of representative government.
Pinkertons at the CPA: Iraq's resurgent labor unions could have ... by Harwood, Matthew / Washington Monthly
Here a series of local studies based on local sources would be valuable to test the conclusion regarding managerial and trade-union activity as the prime cause of unrest and especially the rejection of miners' agency as a significant cause of strikes.
Strikes and Solidarity: Coalfield Conflict in Britain, 1889-1966 by Cordery, Simon / Journal of Social History
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