the trades union movement
1General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress — The General Secretary of the TUC is the chief permanent officer of the Trades Union Congress, and a major figurehead in the trade union movement in the United Kingdom. The Secretary is responsible for the effective operation of the TUC and for… …
2Trades Union Congress — Infobox Union name= Trades Union Congress country= United Kingdom affiliation= ITUC members= Approx 6.5 million (2006) full name= Trades Union Congress founded= 1868 current= office= Congress House, London people= Dave Prentis, President Brendan… …
3Trades Union Congress — TUC The central UK organization to which most trade unions belong. It represents the trade union movement in negotiations with the government and such bodies as the Confederation of British Industry It also acts as an arbitrator in disputes… …
4Trades Union Congress — ➡ TUC. * * * ▪ British organization national organization of British trade unions. Although it is the sole national trade union, three other related bodies also exist: the Scottish Trades Union Congress, the Wales Trade Union Council, and… …
5trades union — noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer you have to join the union in order to get a job • Syn: ↑union, ↑labor union, ↑trade union, ↑brotherhood • Derivationally related forms: ↑trade unionist ( …
6Scottish Trades Union Congress — Infobox Union| name= STUC country= Scotland affiliation= members= 630,000 full name= Scottish Trades Union Congress native name= founded= 1897 current= head= dissolved date= dissolved state= merged into= office= Glasgow people= Grahame Smith,… …
7List of historical sites related to the Illinois labor movement — The following are historic points of labor history in the state of Illinois: Downstate Labor History Sites Beckemeyer Coal Miners MonumentMonument dedicated to Joseph Koch, who along with eight other local miners died in the 1947 Centralia mine… …
8National Trades Union Congress — NTUC Full name National Trades Union Congress Founded 1961 Members 555,000 (May 2010) Country Singapore Affili …
9trade union movement — noun an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement • Syn: ↑labor movement, ↑labor • Hypernyms: ↑reform movement • Hyponyms: ↑Industrial Workers of the… …
10Movement for Colonial Freedom — The Movement for Colonial Freedom was a UK based political civil rights advocacy group founded in the United Kingdom in 1954.[1] It had the support of many MPs including Harold Wilson, Barbara Castle with Tony Benn as treasurer. It had support… …
