French: affirmer une action syndicaleEnglish translation: put forward a trade union action 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | affirmer une action syndicale | | English translation: | put forward a trade union action | | Entered by: | Hacene |
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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy | | French term or phrase: affirmer une action syndicale | Context: report of a French-language teachers' association. Here's the sentence: "Le comité syndical de l'éducation et de la formation s'est fixé comme objectifs d'affirmer une action syndicale représentative et d'assurer une représentation auprès des instances de la Francophonie."
I certainly understand the sentence but am stumbling over "affirmer une action syndicale". TIA |
| | | put forward a trade union action | Explanation:
The Education and training Union committee has set its objectives on putting forward a (trade) union action and to insure representation at the Francophony |
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| to affirm a trade union action
Explanation:
Trade union action is a term used quite generally. By affirm, they mean give their commitment to.
www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ actrav/publ/113/113e.pdf
www.cmt-wcl.org/3publication/flash-en/ flash-arch-en/teleflash117-118.html
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| ratify a trade union initiative
Explanation:
A New Trade Union Initiative Demonstration at Parliament. A mass demonstration
before the Parliament was organised by the constituents ...
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Note added at 30 mins (2004-03-28 21:40:30 GMT)
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As it\'s a teachers\' association, I prefer \"ratify\" to emphasize the official context.
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