Union
Union generally means an
organization formed to conduct an activity. Depending on its context, it can have several other meanings.
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Trade union, a workers' organization (called a "labor union" in American English)
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Credit union, a co-operative financial institution
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Personal union, separate, independent states that share the same monarch
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Political union, a type of state composed of smaller states
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Poor Law union, a group of parishes providing relief (United Kingdom, 16th century - 20th century)
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Rugby union, a type of rugby football
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Civil union, a commitment ceremony similar to marriage
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Students' union, an organization on many university campuses which organizes students.
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African Union, an inter-governmental organization in
Africa.
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Government of India, officially the Union Government.
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Government of Pakistan, officially the
federal republic,
centralist-based before the formal
seperation of the
two wings in
1971.
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European Union, an inter-governmental organization in
Europe.
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Political union, the state of unification between two or more
states
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Union (American Civil War), the northern states that did not secede.
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United States Republican Party, known as the
Union Party during the 1864 election.
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The Union (
l'Unione), the Italian coalition that won the April 2006 general elections
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Union (set theory), a mathematical concept.
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Union (computer science), a data structure in some programming languages.
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Union (SQL), a SQL command
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Union (album), a 1991 album by the musical group
Yes.
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Union, a
heavy metal band featuring
Bruce Kulick*Union is a supporters club of
A-League side
Melbourne Victory*Union a group of wrestlers (Mick "Mankind" Foley, The Big Show, Ken Shamrock & Test) that came together to rival Vince McMahon's Corporate, in the WWF (now WWE).
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Union College (Kentucky), a college located in Barbourville, Kentucky, that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church
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Union College, a college in Schenectady, New York and other places.
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Union Theological College, a college in Northern Ireland.
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Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, an ecumenical Christian Seminary in Manhattan.
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Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education, a Christian seminary in Richmond, Va.
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Union University, A Southern Baptist College in Jackson, Tenn.
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Union (hardware), a term sometimes used for a
standoff which is simply an elongated nut.
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Union (plumbing), a straight-through fitting with
chamfered edges pulled together by a large nut, allowing easy connection and disconnection of the pipe; often found on gas lines supplying water heaters and furnaces.
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Union (electrical), a common term for a crimp-on
butt connector used to splice two wires.
There are many places in the United States named
Union:
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Union Station : a common name for train stations that merge two
train lines together.
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Union (American Civil War), the states that did not secede to form the Confederacy.
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Union, Alabama*
Union, Connecticut*
Union, Illinois*
Union, Iowa*
Union, Kentucky*
Union, Maine*
Union, Mississippi*
Union, Missouri*
Union, Nebraska*
Union, New Jersey*
Union, New York*
Union, Ohio*
Union, Oregon*
Union, South Carolina*
Union, West Virginia*
Union, Wisconsin*
Union, Saint Vincent*
Union, Grenadines (in the Caribbean)
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Union City, California*
Union City, Georgia*
Union City, Indiana*
Union City, Michigan*
Union City, New Jersey *
Union City, Ohio*
Union City, Pennsylvania*
Union City, Tennessee*
Union County, Arkansas*
Union County, Georgia*
Union County, Illinois*
Union County, Indiana*
Union County, Iowa*
Union County, Kentucky*
Union County, Mississippi*
Union County, New Jersey*
Union County, New Mexico*
Union County, North Carolina*
Union County, Ohio*
Union County, Oregon*
Union County, Pennsylvania*
Union County, South Carolina*
Union County, South Dakota*
Union County, Tennessee*
Union Township, Michigan*
Union Township, New Jersey*
Union Township, Pennsylvania*
Mount Union, Iowa*
Uniontown*
Unionville*
Union Beach, New Jersey*
Union Grove, Alabama*
Union Hill, Illinois*
Union Park, Florida*
Union Parish, Louisiana*
Union Springs, Alabama *
Union Springs, New York*
West Union, Iowa*
Gabrielle Union, American actress
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Union Railroad (disambiguation)