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LABOR UNION

Labor Union: translation

An organization intended to represent the collective interests of workers in negotiations with employers over wages, hours and working conditions. Labor unions are often industry-specific and tend to be more common in manufacturing, mining, construction, transportation and the public sector.

MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto">Labor union representation in theUnited Stateshas declined significantly in the private sector. It is commonly believed that union security clauses compel workers to join unions and pay full dues as a condition of employment, but it is actually illegal for a union to force an employee into full union membership.

MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto">Well-known American labor unions include the American Postal Worker's Union, the Screen Actor's Guild, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the National Education Association, the United Auto Workers and the United Steel Workers.


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  2. labor union—labor union translation labor unionstrong labor union union labor union UKu USu nounu [Cu] USu HRu TRADE UNIONCf. trade union...Financial and business terms
  3. labor union—Профсоюз тредюнион...Англо-русский словарь по экономике
  4. labor union—профсоюз...Англо-русский словарь политической терминологии
  5. labor union—профессиональный союз профсоюз организация рабочих и служащих созданная для ведения переговоров от их имени с менеджментом по вопросам зарплаты времени и условий работы и...Англо-русский экономический словарь
  6. labor union—професйна сплка...Англо-украинский юридический словарь
  7. labor union—професйна сплка...Англо-український юридичний словник
  8. labor union—[lebjunn] амер....Новый большой англо-русский словарь
  9. labor union—labor union [lebjunn] амер.i профсоюз...Новый большой англо-русский словарь II
  10. labor union—lebjunn амер. профсоюз...Новый большой англо-русский словарь под общим руководством акад. Ю.Д. Апресяна