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

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。
He took part in the organization of a trade union.
他参加了工会的组织工作。
The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
工会集团投票制是民主的毒瘤。
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。
The trade union negotiated a new contract with the owner.
工会和厂主议定了新的契约。
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。
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。
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。
He organized the workers into a trade union.
他把工人们组织起来成立了工会。