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trade union (UK) also tradesunion US labor union
an organisation that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers
The gov. proposals have been strongly criticized by the trade unions. The rally was organized by local trade union officials.
blackleg (UK disapproving)
a person who works while others that they work with are on strike, a scab
streikbrecher ( also scab)
picket
a worker or group of workers who protest outside a building to prevent other workers from going inside, especially because they have a disagreement with their employers
There were pickets outside the factory gates. The union organised a monthlong picket.
picket line
a worker or group of workers acting as pickets
Journalists interviewed the union officials on the picket line.
welfare state
a system of taxation which allows the gov. of a country to provide social services such as health care, unemployment pay, etc. to people who need them
welfare
on welfare
help given, especially by the state or an organisation, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money
This national fund pays for welfare benefits such an unemployment and sickness pay.
receiving financial help from the state because you are poor or have not been employed for a long time
from (the) cradle to (the) grave
for all of a person's life
(wiege)
She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave
scrounge (informal)
on the scrounge (disapproving or humorous)
to obtain things, especially money or food, by asking for them instead of buying them or working for them
(betteln)
golden handshake
a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire)
(in) debt
owing money to someone (in Schuld)
coping classes
people caught up in a difficult economic situation and having to cope with the consequences
bailout
money lent to an organisation (or country) in financial difficulties
(Rettungsaktion)
mortgage
money borrowed from a bank in order to pay for a property (belehnen /verpfänden)
move the goal posts (idiomatic expression)
change the rules or agreement (often in an unfair way)
outsider
a contestant thought to have little chance of winning
(run) neck and neck
in an equal position
three strikes an you are out
the name comes from baseball, where a batter is permitted two strikes before striking out on the third
track record
record of a performance of a person or an organisation
deal a body blow
(boxing) cause sercious problems
stalemate
(chess) a situation in which no action can be taken by the parties involved in an argument
show the red card
(football) someone is prevented from continuing an action of some kind
gambit
(chess) an action taken order to gain an advantage (often involves risk)
bring up the rear
to be at the back of the group (last)
level playing field (idiomatic expression)
a situation where everyone has the same opportunity
if the tax systems are different in each European country, how can industries start on a level playing field
play hardball
be firm and determined to get what you want
He's a nice guy, but he can play hardball when he needs to.
on the ropes
(boxing) doing badly and likely to fail
I think the business is finally on the ropes.
odds
the probability that someone or something will (not) succed or (not) happen
If you drive a car all your life, the odds are that you'll have an accident at some point
(raise) the stakes
the stakes= what is risked on a gamble
trail behind
be losing in an election or race
dead heat
when competitors finish at exactly the same time or with the same result
The race ended in a dead heat. The opinion polls show the three election candidates in a dead heat (with each other)
hurdles
(athletics) problems that must be overcome in order ro achieve a goal
hit homers
(baseball) have spectacular success
court
an area marked with lines where some sport are playes, such as tennis, basketball, squash and badminton
course
an area of land or whater where races take place
golf course, cross-country course, race course
rink
building that countains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
ring
a raised square area surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestling
ptich
UK (US field) an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especialy football
a football /hockey/cricket pitch
draw
a situation in which each team in a game has equal points and neither side wins
the game ended in a draw.
referee
a person who is in charge of a sports game and who makes certain that the rules are followed.
score
the result of a game, or the number of points gained by everyone playing up to a particular moment
the score at half-time was 3-2.
