Union

Northern Civil War

Union is related to the verb unite and indicates an instance or the result of it.

Countries that form a loose or tight organization are called unions (Soviet Union, European Union).

Workers organizations are also called labor unions (in the U.S.) and trade unions (in the UK).

In the American Civil War, Union referred to the U.S., or northern side.

A wedding or marriage can also be called a union.

organization

Teamsters

Transportation workers' labor organization

  • AFL-CIOCombined federation of unions
Categories
Opposites
unity/cohesion

Unionseparation

State of being apart

division · disunion · divorce · fragmentation · dissolution

american civil war

UnionConfederacy

Secessionist Southern government

Confederate States · Confederate States of America · Dixie · secessionists · Jefferson Davis

labor organization

Unionmanagement

Organizing and directing resources

anti-union · employer · corporation · company · open shop

Phrases
Family

unit, unite, unity, reunion, unison, reunite, unions, reunions, disunion

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