union card

noun

1
: a card certifying personal membership in good standing in a labor union
2
: something that resembles a union card especially in being necessary for employment or in providing evidence of in-group status

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More than 10,000 workers have signed union cards in recent months, according to a UAW tally. William Gavin, Quartz, 17 May 2024 After years of conversations, the group began collecting union cards around April 8 and continued up until Tuesday’s card count. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Union organizers said more than 85% of the 170 undergraduate housing staff workers at UIC had signed union cards. Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 Once 70% of the workers sign union cards, the UAW will ask VW to voluntarily recognized the union. Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 9 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for union card

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of union card was in 1852

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“Union card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/union%20card. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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