The Union may refer to:

Politics

The Union (Germany) CDU/CSU, unofficially the Union parties (german: Unionsparteien, ) or the Union, is a Centre-right politics, centre-right Christian-democratic political alliance of two List of political parties in Germany, political parties in Germany: the Chri ...

or CDU/CSU, the partnership of the German political parties the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union *

The Union (Italy) The Union ( it, L'Unione) was a heterogenous centre-left political and electoral alliance of political parties in Italy. The Union was the direct heir of The Olive Tree coalition which represented the centre-left in the 1996 File:1996 Events Co ...

, a former coalition of political parties in Italy

Political entities

* The

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

, a political and economic union of 27 member states primarily in Europe * The

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

, a federal socialist state that spanned much of Europe and Asia from 1922 to 1991 * The Indian Union, a federal parliamentary republic located in South Asia consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories ** Union Government (India), government empowered by the constitution of India as the central legislative, executive, and judicial authority * The

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

, a sovereign country that includes Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and many islands within the British Isles ** The

Act of Union 1707 The Acts of Union ( gd, Achd an Aonaidh) were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act 1707 passed by the Parliament of Scotland. They put into effect the te ...

, which united the kingdoms of

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

into the

Kingdom of Great Britain The Kingdom of Great Britain (officially Great Britain) was a Sovereign state, sovereign country in Western Europe from 1 May 1707 to the end of 31 December 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of ...

** The

Act of Union 1801 The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a single 'Act of Union 1801') were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Irela ...

, which united the kingdoms of Great Britain and

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

into the

* The

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

, a country primarily located in North America comprising 50 states and several territories, districts, and possessions **

Union (American Civil War) During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln. It was opposed by the secessionist Confederate States of America (CSA), informally called "the Confederacy" or "t ...

, the federal government of the United States and the states loyal to it during the American Civil War (1861–1865)

Film

* ''The Union'' (2011 film), a 2011 documentary film by Cameron Crowe * ''The Union'' (upcoming film), an upcoming film starring Mark Wahlberg * '' The Union: The Business Behind Getting High'', a 2007 documentary about the Canadian marijuana industry * A fictional company in the 2010 science fiction film ''

Repo Men ''Repo Men'' is a 2010 science fiction action film directed by Miguel Sapochnik, starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, Alice Braga and Carice van Houten. An American-Canadian production, it is based on the novel ''The Reposses ...

Books and newspapers

* The Union (James Bond), a fictional criminal organization in three Raymond Benson novels * The Union (Marvel Team), a Marvel Comics UK superhero team and Marvel comic book series * ''The Union'' (newspaper), a newspaper in Grass Valley, California, United States * ''The Union'' or ''Ohio Enterprise'', a newspaper for African Americans established in Cincinnati, Ohio by

Wendell Dabney Wendell Phillips Dabney (4 November 1865, in Richmond, Virginia – 3 June 1952, in Cincinnati) was an influential civil rights organizer, author, and musician as well as a newspaper editor and publisher in Cincinnati, Ohio. Career Dabney was ...

Music

* ''The Union'' (Elton John and Leon Russell album), 2010 *

The Union (band) The Union are a British rock band formed in 2009 by Luke Morley, guitarist for Thunder, and Peter Shoulder, formerly of Winterville. History Formation and ''The Union'' After the breakup of Thunder in August 2009, guitarist Luke Morley ann ...

, an English rock band formed in 2009 ** ''The Union'' (The Union album), their 2010 album * ''The Union'' (The Glorious Sons album), a 2014 rock album

Other uses

Cambridge Union The Cambridge Union Society, also known as the Cambridge Union, is a debating and free speech society in Cambridge, England, and the largest society in the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1815, it is the oldest continuously running debatin ...

, a debating and free speech society in Cambridge, England *

Oxford Union The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford England, whose membership is drawn primarily from the University of Oxford. Founded in 1823, it is one of Britain's oldest ...

, a debating society in the city of Oxford, England, drawn primarily from the University of Oxford *

The Union (professional wrestling) The Corporation was a heel Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable, stable in the late 1990s in the Attitude Era in the WWE, World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was led by the McMahon family and was characterized by an authoritarian and ...

, a stable of wrestlers in the late 1990s *

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease or The Union, is a global scientific organization headquartered in Paris with the stated goals to "improve health for people in low- and middle-income Countries". The Union focuses its w ...