Sentence examples for maintain union from inspiring English sources

Could America have afforded to maintain union jobs like the one Ms Thomas had, at the very moment that China, India, the Soviet bloc and other giants emerged from their slumbers and began to compete?

Such fees, which all workers in a bargaining unit are obligated to pay, help cover the costs of maintaining union contracts.

The reports stemmed from job advertisements in the States which referred to duties for human resources executives including "maintaining union-free status" and "union avoidance activities".

"Such behaviour is not representative of those who campaigned to maintain the union flag flying over Belfast city hall.

They call themselves Loyalists, Unionists, and they want to maintain the union with Great Britain in its present form.

The United States fought a bloody civil war to maintain our union, and it is likewise in Russia's interest to maintain its own territorial integrity.

He tried hard to maintain the union of Norway with Sweden and was much grieved when he was obliged to abdicate the Norwegian throne in 1905.

He tried to gain control over Sweden and maintain a union of the Scandinavian nations but was defeated by rebellious Swedish nobles (1471).

The IRA acquired arms and explosives and initiated a campaign of bombings and shootings in order to protect Roman Catholics, destabilize Northern Ireland's institutions, weaken British resolve to maintain the union, and achieve Irish unity.

"Our plan is that the answer to that case allows us to maintain the union but also allows us – using the old Liberal expression – to have home rule all around".

The best thing Greece has going for it is the overarching desire of the EU to maintain the union and of the EMU to preserve the euro.