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。
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。
He is in charge of trade union matters.
他是抓工会工作的。
He organized the workers into a trade union.
他把工人们组织起来成立了工会。
The trade union has agreed the company's pay offer.
工会同意了公司的付酬条件。
He accepted the call to the chairman of the trade union.
他应邀担任工会主席。
The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
工会集团投票制是民主的毒瘤。
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 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。
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。