Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ' union [was/were] " in BNC.

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1 A tiny Leith Marine Stokers ' Union was formed in July 1893 but disappeared three years later " on grounds of scarcity of members " .
2 They felt that there were some fundamental problems within the education system on the islands , problems that the official teachers ' union were failing to redress .
3 On May 28 four people were killed when a demonstration in Freetown by students in support of teachers ' demands was broken up by police after a police station had been stoned ; earlier a meeting attempting to establish an independent teachers ' union was also broken up by the authorities .
4 The Transport and General Workers ' Union was the first domino to fall in Walsh 's strategy .
5 We have seen that on 13 June the Court of Appeal had decided in Heaton 's case that the Transport and General Workers ' Union was not accountable for the action of its shop stewards .
6 Yes , Transport and General Workers ' Union was , yes .
7 An All-Russian Peasants ' Union was formed and at its first congress , which met in secret in July , it demanded the abolition of private property in land and the convening of a constituent assembly .
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