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Trade union movement   /treɪd jˈunjən mˈuvmənt/   Listen
Trade union movement

noun
1.
An organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement.  Synonyms: labor, labor movement.






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"Trade union movement" Quotes from Famous Books



... world. She found in the Women's Protective and Provident Union a little close corporation, full of sex antagonism and opposition to legislative protection, but under her sway these limitations gradually disappeared, and the Women's Trade Union movement became an integral part of industrial progress. It is difficult to realize now the breadth of vision which was then required to see that the industrial interests of the sexes are identical, and that ...
— The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Vol. 2 • Stephen Gwynn

... Well, so long. I've got to trot, and I haven't time to tell you why I think political action would destroy the trade union movement. ...
— Theft - A Play In Four Acts • Jack London



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