How to Use labor union in a Sentence

labor union

noun
  • The group said it is tied as the fifth-largest labor union in terms of membership in the U.S.
    — Sebastian Herrera, WSJ, 24 June 2021
  • How might a labor union somehow gain a foothold in that firm?
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The strike comes as actions by labor unions soared over the past couple of years.
    — Mead Gruver, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The court ruled that the labor unions behind the case likely lacked standing to bring it.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The deal was hailed by labor unions and business leaders.
    — Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
  • Our union and our sister unions and the unions around the world are standing by us, as well as other labor unions.
    — William Earl, Variety, 13 July 2023
  • A month later, workers at the store filed for a labor union election.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • At the same time, jobs created by fracking have been a boost to some labor unions.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • In the race, Foster has been endorsed by the two largest city employee labor unions.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The labor union wants more states to follow the lead of California.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Until now, the major labor union had managed to keep the hack out of the public eye for nearly two years.
    — NBC News, 11 June 2021
  • More labor unions in Flyover states are going on strike.
    — cleveland, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Why not one as a strategy to produce the other, like how labor unions do it?
    — Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
  • But several labor unions say that’s not the whole story.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Our union and our sister unions and the unions around the world are standing by us, as well as other labor unions, because at some point the jig is up.
    — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
  • This is the first time the America's largest labor union has endorsed the President of United States.
    — ABC News, 18 June 2023
  • The worst part of her sharing this unusual anecdote with the largest labor union in Nevada?
    — Denisce Palacios, Teen Vogue, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Over the next 100 years or so, labor unions in the US pushed for and won adoption of the eight-hour standard in various industries.
    — Wired, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Brown uses the visual as a reminder of his pro-labor union message.
    — cleveland, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Despite the rules, South Korea is home to many celebrity tattoo artists, who have formed a labor union that seeks to abolish the 1992 law.
    — Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 11 June 2021
  • Since the start of the pandemic, labor unions have enjoyed something of a renaissance.
    — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Members of our labor union cleaned toilet bowls and office floors.
    — Victor Wei Ke Yang, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • And companies should share more data about the size, scope and habits of their gig workforce with our labor union partners as well.
    — Bastian Lehmann For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 18 July 2019
  • Unite Here is a North American labor union, with roots in the garment and hotel trades, that’s known for its willingness to strike.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • In some cases, labor unions even built housing for their members.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In a brief, unsigned order, the court said the nine labor unions and nonprofit groups that had challenged the firings lacked standing in the matter.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The company also made peace with an agitating labor union, which in turn lobbied the F.T.C. on the deal.
    — David McCabe, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The firefighters labor union wants all its workers to have pensions.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
  • By comparison, recent city labor union raises ranged from 2% to 5%.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
  • The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed last month by various labor unions, cities, nonprofits and counties, marking one of the biggest challenges to Trump’s executive actions yet.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 May 2025

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