Example sentences of "[noun sg] of the [noun pl] unions " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is apparent that the influence of the trades unions was highly significant , both at the level of negotiations with individual employers and through their influence on government policy . |
| 2 | Now we 're delighted to see you here because we know that the , the G M B shares this view and we know that you 've also been in the forefront of introducing technology , er and we know also that having you here er , having your conference here , helps us enormously to continue this process of raising the profile of the trades unions , the trades council , the labour movement in the city . |
| 3 | 13.1 The Regional Council has agreed that is policy on violence to employees at work will be reviewed by the Council , or at the request of the trades unions , in the light of reported incidents and advice from reputable and qualified sources . |
| 4 | Paul Thompson ( 1967 ) sees the triumph of Labour as a constructive coalescence of the mature proletarian class consciousness which emerged with the displacement of small-scale production and an effective LLP , while Julia Bush ( 1978 ) , concentrating on the experience of East London , argues that during the first world war socialist activity and the growing confidence and strength of the trades unions enabled the LLP to establish a solid base which it exploited to the full when hostilities ceased . |
| 5 | In the early years of the Thatcher government , it was fashionable to decry what was characterised as the overweening power of the trades unions . |