the labour movement

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• (the) labour movement — the labour movement UK US noun the political and other organizations such as trade unions whose aim is to improve conditions for workers http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/labour movement the.htm Thesaurus: labour organizations… …   Useful english dictionary

• the labour movement — UK / US noun the political and other organizations such as trade unions whose aim is to improve conditions for workers …   English dictionary

• Information Committee of the Labour Movement against Norwegian membership in the European Community — (in Norwegian: Arbeiderbevegelsens informasjonskomité mot norsk medlemskap i EF , abbreviated AIK) was an internal organized opposition within the Norwegian Labour Party. AIK was founded in January 1972, ahead of the plebiscite on joining the… …   Wikipedia

• Labour movement — The term labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and governments, in particular through the… …   Wikipedia

• labour movement — labour .movement n BrE labor movement AmE the labour movement the organizations, political parties etc that represent working people …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• The Cinderella Movement — was a late nineteenth century British movement to provide food and entertainment for poor children. Individuals formed Cinderella Clubs , named after the fairy tale character Cinderella, to address specific problems associated with children s… …   Wikipedia

• labour movement — A term applied descriptively to include all organizations representing workers who sell their effort in the labour market. A labour movement may be divided heuristically into its industrial and political wings: the former consists of trade unions …   Dictionary of sociology

• labour movement — BrE labor movement AmE noun the labour movement the political parties representing working people, and all other organizations which have the same beliefs and aims …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Swedish labour movement — The labour movement in Sweden dates back to at least the 1850 s, when Swedish workers initiated the organizing of previously spontaneous food riots into strikes, hence acting as an autonomous group. [Olsson Ekdahl (2002), p. 13] Modern types av… …   Wikipedia

• The Labour Church — was an organization intended to give expression to the religion of the labor movement. This religion is not theological but leaves the theological for the individual to consider and contemplate. HistoryThe first Labour Church was founded at… …   Wikipedia

• Australian labour movement — Infobox Union by Country country = Australia national = ACTU government = Australian Industrial Relations Commission legislation = Workplace Relations Act 1996 (2005) membership number = union percentage1 title = union percentage1 = union… …   Wikipedia