labor union representative

  • 1union representative — noun a representative for a labor union • Hypernyms: ↑representative • Hyponyms: ↑organizer, ↑organiser, ↑labor organizer, ↑shop steward, ↑steward, ↑walking delegate …

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  • 2Labor history of the United States — involves the history of organized labor, as well as the more general history of working people in the United States of America. Pressures dictating the nature and power of organized labor have included the evolution and power of the corporation,… …

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  • 3Labor spies — are persons recruited or employed for the purpose of gathering intelligence, committing sabotage, sowing dissent, or engaging in other similar activities, typically within the context of an employer/labor organization relationship.Some of the… …

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  • 4Labor unions in the United States — function as legally recognized representatives of workers in numerous industries. The most prominent unions are found among public sector employees such as teachers and police. Activity by labor unions in the United States today centers on… …

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  • 5Union steward — (aka Shop Steward) is the title of an official position within the organizational hierarchy of a labor union. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that rank and file members of the union hold this position voluntarily (through democratic election by… …

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  • 6LABOR — Jewish Labor Organizations IN THE PRE STATE PERIOD Since the last decades of the 19th century, a number of sporadic labor associations have arisen in agriculture and in the printing, clothing, and building trades, as well as groups limited to a… …

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  • 7Labor federation competition in the United States — A labor federation is a group of unions or labor organizations that are in some sense coordinated. The terminology used to identify such organizations grows out of usage, and has sometimes been imprecise. For example, nationals are sometimes… …

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  • 8Union organizer — A union organizer is a specific type of trade union member (often elected) or an appointed union official. A majority of unions appoint rather than elect their organizers.In most unions, the organizer s role is to recruit groups of workers under… …

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  • 9union — An organization of workers, formed for the purpose of negotiating with employers on matters of wages, seniority, working conditions, fringe benefits, and the like. A league; a federation; an unincorporated association of persons for a common… …

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  • 10representative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chief, leading, main ▪ senior ▪ sole ▪ I was the sole representative of the committee …

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