union boss

collocation in English

meaningsofunionandboss

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union
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.njən/us
/ˈjuː.njən/
the act or the state of being ...
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boss
adjective
uk
/bɒs/us
/bɑːs/
very good ...
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(Definition ofunionandbossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The nanny state is rushing in to protect the poor little union member against the big bullyunionboss.
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A union member will then be forced to go on strike without his having been consulted by aunionboss, who might well be motivated by political considerations.
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Indeed, it enhances to a point the rights of certain trade union members, not against some mythical faceless tradeunionbossbut against fellow members.
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Then he became a central figure in the reform movement that challenged corrupt union bosses.
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But, bar the union bosses, who wants that?
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The union bosses would be at their elbow.
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They do not have all-powerful trade union bosses breathing down their necks.
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It will give power back to the union bosses, leading to more strikes and industrial disruption.
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In my view there is too much unfortunate talk of trade union bosses.
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They would put the country under the trade union bosses once again.
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In my opinion, employers and trade union bosses working in collusion do not have a right to take away the individual's right to choose whether to be a trade unionist.
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As a result, trade union bosses must now attract members and listen to their views, rather than taking them for granted, as they did so often in the past.
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I believe and acknowledge that there has been a very great deal of tyranny, coercion and victimisation of the rank and file of trade unionists by the trade union bosses.
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It is dividends in the pockets of workers that may do more to increase harmony in the factories than union bosses in board rooms.
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From our post bags, we know that individuals can live the most exotic private lives, but that is not reported, because they are not famous cricketers, union bosses or politicians.
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The coal bosses are still there, and to the coal bosses have been added the trade union bosses and their friends opposite.
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That party, as all now clearly see from the current arguments going on inside it, has become virtually a wholly-owned subsidiary of the trade union bosses.
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I know of industries where the workers have had to go behind the backs of their union bosses to get a credit transfer system.
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The devolution that matters is the devolution that we are offering to ordinary trade unionists to be free of the undemocratic control of the trade union bosses.
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The water research centre is another example, and in many previous privatisations huge percentages of workers have bought shares, despite pressure from their union bosses to do the contrary.
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