International union
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International union may refer to:
- Trade unionTrade unionA trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
having affiliated localLocalLocal usually refers to something nearby, or in the immediate area.It may be used in many ways, some of which are related to this general meaning, others which are not:* Local, local anesthesia* Local, a.k.a. union local or local union* Local, a.k.a...
s in more than one country. Examples include International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, and International Typographical UnionInternational Typographical UnionThe International Typographical Union was a labor union founded on May 3, 1852 in the United States as the National Typographical Union. In its 1869 convention in Albany, New York, the union—having organized members in Canada—changed its name to the International Typographical Union...
. - The IUThe IUThe IUThe IU is the popular name of the International Union for Land Value Taxation and Free Trade, officially also known as the International Union for Land Value Taxation, and the International Georgist Union; and colloquially as The International Union. is an international umbrella organisation...
, an NGO colloquially referred to as The International Union