union shop

Example Sentences

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Even though much of the press portrayed it as "reaching out" to the members of the UAW, the car parts factory is not a union shop.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2023

Conversations no longer focused on his dad’s latest story, but on the duties he had to fulfill as a union shop steward.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023

A trade union shop steward in Glasgow's shipyards before he moved into football, Ferguson's final team talk concentrated on working-class values.

From BBC • May 7, 2023

Democratic hopefuls Stuart Anderson, an ex-offender and community activist, and Richard Campbell, retired D.C. government worker and union shop steward, are legitimate candidates.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2019

They drew up an agreement in which the preferential union shop again appeared as the basis of future operations, formulated as in the Brandeis conference.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie