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 trade union leader suggested to the workers that they should chuck down their tools.
工会领袖建议工人罢工。
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。
He's been a trade union 〔 party 〕 activist for many years.
他多年来一直是工会〔党派〕的积极参与者。
They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights.
他们在竭力捍卫工会的权利。
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。
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。
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 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。
He is a full-time cadre of the trade union.
他是工会的专职干部。
He accepted the call to the chairman of the trade union.
他应邀担任工会主席。