union shop

Example Sentences

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The transition to a union shop went smoothly at some theaters.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 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

I do not say that this shall not be a union shop; I say that I shall employ whom I will for any purpose I see fit.

From Half a Rogue by MacGrath, Harold