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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

la·bor un·ion • n. an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.

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labor union see union, labor .

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labor unions, see trade unions

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