'trades union' definitions:

Definition of 'trades union'

From: WordNet
noun
An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" [syn: union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood]

Definition of 'trades union'

From: GCIDE
  • trades union \trades" un`ion\, or Trade union \Trade" un`ion\ . An organized combination among workmen for the purpose of maintaining their rights, privileges, and interests with respect to wages, hours of labor, customs, etc. [1913 Webster] Trades-unionist

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