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

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 accepted the call to the chairman of the trade union.
他应邀担任工会主席。
They kept back 80 dollars from my wages for trade union membership dues.
他们从我的工资中扣下80元钱交工会会费。
The trade union organization strengthened the solidarity of its members.
工会组织加强了会员之间的团结。
In part this attitude was due to fear of trade union and employee reactions.
在某种程度上，这一态度是由于害怕工会和雇员的反应。
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。
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 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 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。