trade union

Example Sentences

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Support staff at the University of Gloucestershire are striking throughout Thursday after rejecting a 1.4% pay increase, according to trade union Unison.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

What sets these protests apart is the absence of major trade union leadership, which is unusual for labour movements in India, said a union leader who declined to be named for fear of police action.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

It was Walentynowicz's dismissal in 1980 that triggered the huge shipyard strike and the creation of the first free trade union in the Communist bloc.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

French daily Le Monde said the departure of des Cars became "inevitable" following the burglary as well as trade union strikes pressing for more recruitment, pay and better maintenance of the museum.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

This was a wonderful honor, to be sure, and my rivals were none other than Princess Anne and the trade union leader Jack Jones.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela