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University presidents are CEOs and have always been critical voices in society and their constituencies are no more diverse than those of corporations, trade unions, and professional associations.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
Histadrut, Israel's biggest trade union, ordered the nationwide strike from 6 a.m. local time, with the action expected to last at least one day and shut down much of the country's economy.
—NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
In France and Italy, the communist parties remained powerful, legal organizations that dominated trade unions, controlled roughly a quarter of the vote, and would play a role in governance in the 1970s and 1980s.
—Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
Since the grape harvest kicked off in early September, members of the CGT trade union have been handing out flyers to grape-pickers, many of whom are Eastern Europeans.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 25 Sep. 2024
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1828, in the meaning defined above
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“Trade union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20union. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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