Meaning of big labor | Babel Free

Definitions

Large trade unions or labor unions collectively, understood as having significant economic, political, or societal influence.

capitalized, sometimes, uncountable

Examples

“Some fear that Big Labor will one day form its own party and attempt to capture government.”

“Among U.S. city governments, few have been more strongly controlled by big labor than Minneapolis (pop. 560700)”

“The political battles raging in states across America are cast as about whether big labor retains its considerable clout. . . . The reality is that the U.S. labor movement has steadily lost influence, politically, socially and economically.”

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