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

The letter called for trade union freedom and civil rights, but did not openly denounce the regime
这封信呼吁保障工会自由和公民权利，但没有公开谴责该政权。
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。
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。
The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors.
整个事情归根结蒂无非是工会与董事们之间的权力之争。
He organized the workers into a trade union.
他把工人们组织起来成立了工会。
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。
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。
This process is, in no sense, a divorce between the Labour Party and the trade union movement.
这个进程绝不是工党和工会运动相脱离。
The trade union negotiated a new contract with the owner.
工会和厂主议定了新的契约。
In 1980, strikes at the Lenin Shipyards gave birth to the Solidarity trade union.
1980年，列宁造船厂的罢工致使团结工会得以成立。