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

Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.
工会领导已经要求政府阻止价格上涨。
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。
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。
He organized the workers into a trade union.
他把工人们组织起来成立了工会。
She was admitted as a member of the trade union.
她被接纳为工会会员。
The trade union negotiated a new contract with the owner.
工会和厂主议定了新的契约。
They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights.
他们在竭力捍卫工会的权利。
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 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。
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。