Definition of labor union Labor union
la•bor un•ion
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What does labor union mean?
WordNet
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| labor union - an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" | ||
| union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood | ||
| organisation, organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" | ||
| labor movement, trade union movement, labor an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement | ||
| industrial union, vertical union a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft | ||
| craft union a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft | ||
| company union a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union | ||
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Wiktionary 
- labor union (Noun)
A continuous association of wage- earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment; a trade union .
