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 took part in the organization of a trade union.
他参加了工会的组织工作。
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。
The trade union has agreed the company's pay offer.
工会同意了公司的付酬条件。
After several weeks of argument, the trade union leaders had to haul down their colours and accepted the government's earlier offer.
经过几周的辩论，工会领袖只好妥协，接受了政府早先提出的条件。
He is a full-time cadre of the trade union.
他是工会的专职干部。
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 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。
She was admitted as a member of the trade union.
她被接纳为工会会员。
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 trade union movement was swept along by the same tidal wave of patriotism which affected the country as a whole
这场波及全国的爱国热潮还对那场工会运动起到了推波助澜的作用。