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Typically[1], but both are unions. Had the previous commenter been talking about labour unions then you might have something, but it clearly says "union" and "u
by randomdata 2y ago
Typically[1], but both are unions. Had the previous commenter been talking about labour unions then you might have something, but it clearly says "union" and "union" alone.
[1] Although definitely not necessarily. A group of labour unions in these parts collectively own one of the largest hedge funds out there.
- alephnerd 2y ago> Unions should put their money where their mouth is and invest in cooperatives As in Labor Union. Pedantry and HN - name a more iconic duo.
- randomdata 2y agoIf labor was somehow significant to union, it would have been mentioned.
- alephnerd 2y agoIn colloquial American English, "Union" denotes "Labor Union".
- randomdata 2y agoWhat, then, does American English call a union?
- alephnerd 2y agoWhat do you mean? In English a single word can have multiple meanings. A "Labor Union" is colloquially a Union. A marriage is also called a "Union". And so is the mathematical operation joining two sets.
- randomdata 2y agoUnion in the broad labour union sense, but without the labour specificity. The same union we’ve been talking about all along. Not sure why you think we’d randomly change the topic all of a sudden for no reason…