労働(ろうどう)組合(くみあい)

ろうどうくみあい
noun
labor union; trade union
workpolitics
1. labor union; trade union; workers' union
An organized association of workers formed to protect and advance their collective interests, including wages, working conditions, and benefits.
労働(ろうどう)組合(くみあい)に加入(かにゅう)する。
To join a labor union.
労働(ろうどう)組合(くみあい)が賃上(ちんあ)げを要求(ようきゅう)した。
The labor union demanded a wage increase.
この会社(かいしゃ)には労働(ろうどう)組合(くみあい)がないので、従業員(じゅうぎょういん)が個別(こべつ)に交渉(こうしょう)するしかない。
This company has no labor union, so employees have no choice but to negotiate individually.

Usage

Often abbreviated to 労組(ろうそ) in news and informal contexts. In Japan, enterprise unions (企業別(きぎょうべつ)組合(くみあい)) organized by company are more common than industry-wide unions.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 労組(ろうそ): labor union — common abbreviation
  • 組合(くみあい): union, association — broader term for any cooperative organization

Related Words

Compare: 協同組合(きょうどうくみあい) (cooperative)
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