trade union

英 [ˌtreɪd ˈjuːniən]

美 [ˌtreɪd ˈjuːniən]

n. 工会

Collins.2

牛津词典

noun

工会
an organization of workers, usually in a particular industry, that exists to protect their interests, improve conditions of work, etc.

工会
Atrade unionis an organization that has been formed by workers in order to represent their rights and interests to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions or wages.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 labor union

noun

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
1. you have to join the union in order to get a job
Synonym:unionlabor uniontrades unionbrotherhood

He contacted several fellow workers and organized a trade union group.
他串联了几位工友，组织起一个工会小组。
He organized the workers into a trade union.
他把工人们组织起来成立了工会。
They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights.
他们在竭力捍卫工会的权利。
The authorities took especial interest in him because of his trade union work.
因为他在工会工作，官方对他特别感兴趣。
They kept back 80 dollars from my wages for trade union membership dues.
他们从我的工资中扣下80元钱交工会会费。
In part this attitude was due to fear of trade union and employee reactions.
在某种程度上，这一态度是由于害怕工会和雇员的反应。
The trade union movement has been weakened by the decline in smokestack industries such as shipbuilding and steel.
造船和钢铁等重污染工业的减少，减弱了工会的运动。
The weakening of trade union membership in many countries has also removed an important institutional support.
许多国家工会势力的削弱，也移除了一项重要的机构支持。
The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
工会集团投票制是民主的毒瘤。
He took part in the organization of a trade union.
他参加了工会的组织工作。