A dispute among workers or between employers and workers that is connected with the terms or conditions of employment.
‘And a trade dispute has erupted between Australia and the Philippines over mutual market access between the two countries.’
‘In the late 1600s, France and England got into a trade dispute, ending with the British banning French wine.’
‘And this is not the only trade dispute to affect public transport of late.’
‘Now, however, the products are at the center of a major trade dispute between Japan and China.’
‘I mean, we took the view, because the black police officers' association were involved, that it was almost tantamount to a trade dispute, as well as an individual dispute.’
‘Our claim on members' terms was met in full, and the trade dispute ceased to exist.’
‘On issues of contention, such as the trade dispute between America and Europe, the Prime Minister and President had no progress to announce and nothing of substance to say.’
‘I am satisfied that it is not, therefore, a trade dispute and is unlawful.’
‘Almost by definition, however, the parties in a trade dispute are companies, and almost inevitably one company ‘wins’ and another ‘loses’.’
‘Secondly, in contrast with most other groups and individuals, trade unions were immune from civil liabilities for losses or damages which arose from actions taken in the cause of a trade dispute.’
‘They claim that the clubs, and not the league, are the legal employers of the players, and that the matter does not therefore actually constitute a trade dispute.’
‘It could cover, therefore, a picket aimed to persuade people not to enter a place of work, established as part of a legitimate trade dispute.’
‘A lecturers' union has declared a trade dispute with the college in response to plans to axe more than 100 jobs.’
‘The two companies are also at the centre of a trade dispute between the United States and the European Union.’
‘Both countries are locked in a trade dispute over bananas, beef and cashmere.’
‘The council argued that the action was illegal under union law as it was not a valid trade dispute.’
‘The ongoing trade dispute over steel imports escalated today.’
‘A trade dispute no longer exists and continued industrial action is unnecessary and unlawful.’
‘Rather it was a not so subtle attempt to strike back at Brazil in an ongoing trade dispute over state subsidies to regional jet manufacturers.’
‘A major trade dispute is brewing over the export of Canadian softwood lumber to the United States.’
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