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union Act of Union in British history, either of the parliamentary acts by which the countries of the United Kingdom were brought together as a political whole. By the first Act of Union (1707) Scotland was joined with England to form Great Britain. The second Act of Union (1801) established the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Wales had been incorporated with England in 1536.
Union flag the national flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of red and white crosses on a blue background and formed by combining the flags of St George, St Andrew, and St Patrick; the name
Union Jack is now frequently used.
union is strength proverbial saying, mid 17th century; early classical versions include Homer's
Iliad ‘even weak men have strength in unity’ and the Latin tag ‘force united is stronger’. (
Unity is a popular alternative for
union in this saying, especially when used as a trade-union slogan.)
Union Jack originally and properly a small
Union flag flown as the
jack of a ship (a small version of a national flag flown at the bow of a vessel in harbour to indicate its nationality); more generally, the
Union flag in any size or adaptation, regarded as the national ensign.
See also
State of the Union message.
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Unions with the Most Assets: On Dec. 31, 2004. Dollars in thousands.(Illustration)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 3/23/2005; 700+ words
; (part 1 of 2) 1 Navy Federal Credit Union Merrifield, Va. 2 State Employees Credit Union Raleigh 3 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, Va. 4 Golden 1 Credit Union Sacramento 5 Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union Santa Ana, Calif...
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Credit Unions with Largest Portfolios of First Mortgage Loans: On June 30, 2003. Dollars in thousands.
Magazine article from: American Banker; 10/31/2003; 700+ words
; (part 1 of 2) Rank 1 State Employees Credit Union Raleigh 2 Navy Federal Credit Union Merrifield, Va. 3 Boeing Employees Credit Union Tukwila, Wash. 4 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, Va. 5 United...
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Credit Unions with Largest Portfolios of Loans and Leases: On June 30, 2004. Dollars in thousands.(Illustration)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 10/29/2004; 700+ words
; (part 1 of 3) 1 Navy Federal Credit Union Merrifield, Va. 2 State Employees Credit Union Raleigh 3 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, Va. 4 Golden 1 Credit Union Sacramento 5 Boeing Employees Credit Union Tukwila, Wash. 6 Security...
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Credit Unions with the Most Assets: On March 31, 2005. Dollars in thousands.
Magazine article from: American Banker; 7/7/2005; 700+ words
; (part 1 of 2) 1 Navy Federal Credit Union Merrifield, Va. 2 State Employees Credit Union Raleigh 3 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, Va. 4 Golden 1 Credit Union Sacramento 5 Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union Santa Ana, Calif...
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Credit Unions with the Most Deposits: On March 31, 2005. Dollars in thousands.
Magazine article from: American Banker; 7/7/2005; 700+ words
; (part 1 of 2) 1 Navy Federal Credit Union Merrifield, Va. 2 State Employees Credit Union Raleigh 3 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, Va. 4 Golden 1 Credit Union Sacramento 5 Boeing Employees Credit Union Tukwila, Wash. 6 Orange County...
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Credit Unions with the Largest Credit Card Loan Balances: As of March 31, 2004. Dollars in thousands.(Illustration)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 7/21/2004; 700+ words
; (part 1 of 2) 1 Navy Federal Credit Union Merrifield, Va. 2 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, Va. 3 Boeing Employees Credit Union Tukwila, Wash. 4 Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Tampa 5 Pennsylvania State Employees Federal...
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Credit Unions with the Most Assets: On March 31, 2004. Dollars in thousands.
Magazine article from: American Banker; 6/14/2004; 700+ words
; (part 1 of 2) 1 Navy Federal Credit Union, Merrifield, Va. 2 State Employees Credit Union, Raleigh 3 Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Alexandria, Va. 4 Golden 1 Credit Union, Sacramento 5 Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union, Santa...
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Credit Unions with Largest Portfolios of First-Mortgage Loans On March 31, 2005.
Magazine article from: American Banker; 8/24/2005; 700+ words
; 1 of 2 Credit Unions with Largest Portfolios of First-Mortgage...in thousands 1 State Employees Credit Union Raleigh, N.C. 2 Navy Federal Credit Union Merrifield, Va. 3 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, Va. 4 Boeing Employees...
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Credit Unions with the Largest Credit Card Loan Balances: On June 30, 2004. Dollars in thousands.(Illustration)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 11/16/2004; 700+ words
; (part 1 of 3) 1 Navy Federal Credit Union Merrifield, Va. 2 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, Va. 3 Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Tampa 4 Boeing Employees Tukwila, Wash. 5 Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union Harrisburg...
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Credit Unions with the Most Deposits: On Sept. 30, 2004. Dollars in thousands.(Illustration)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 2/9/2005; 700+ words
; (part 1 of 2) 1 Navy Federal Credit Union Merrifield, Va. 2 State Employees Credit Union Raleigh, N.C. 3 Pentagon Federal Credit Union Alexandria, Va. 4 Golden 1 Credit Union Sacramento 5 Boeing Employees Credit Union Tukwila, Wash...
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Credit Unions
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...bankrupted the credit unions. Largely through the Federal Credit Union Act of 1934, the...the National Credit Union Association to regulate the credit unions and serve as their...emphasizing the word "union" in their name...argued that credit unions contributed to the...
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Union Camp Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Union Camp Corporation 1600 Valley Road Wayne...2722 Public Company Incorporated: 1956 as Union Bag-Camp Paper Corporation Employees...billion Stock Exchanges: New York Pacific Union Camp Corporation manufactures a diverse range...
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Trade Unions
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
TRADE UNIONS The trade union movement in Russia had its...provide support for new ones. Unions remained relatively weak, with union activity declining significantly...the economy belonged to one union and that trade unions as state organizations were...
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Union of Soviet Writers
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...Joseph Brodsky, who was not a Union member, was arrested in 1964...social parasite. The Writers' Union provided the template for other creative unions, such as those for composers, filmmakers, and artists. The Union's influence ended with the...
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Unions in the 1970s
Book article from: American Decades
...the major issue for unions in 1971 was the participation by several major union leaders—...was the Teamsters Union. Nixon had pardoned...continued, labor unions found themselves...corruption in major unions helped to undercut...between worker and union. The arrest and...
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