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

The employers and the trade union leaders are still poles apart, and are far from reaching an agreement or compromise.
雇员们与工会领袖们的意见仍大相径庭，根本无法达成一致或进行妥协。
The trade union organization strengthened the solidarity of its members.
工会组织加强了会员之间的团结。
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's been a trade union 〔 party 〕 activist for many years.
他多年来一直是工会〔党派〕的积极参与者。
They are endeavouring to protect trade union rights.
他们在竭力捍卫工会的权利。
She's active in the work of the trade union.
她做工会工作很积极。
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。
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。
He accepted the call to the chairman of the trade union.
他应邀担任工会主席。
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。