The Union may refer to:

Politics

The Union (Germany) CDU/CSU, unofficially the Union parties ( ) or the Union, is a Centre-right politics, centre-right Christian democracy, Christian democratic and Conservatism, conservative Parliamentary group, political alliance of two List of political parties ...

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

The Union (Italy) The Union () 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 and 2001 general elections. Howev ...

, a former coalition of political parties in Italy

Political entities

* The

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

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

Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

, 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 Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

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

Act of Union 1707 The Acts of Union refer to two acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of Scotland in March 1707, followed shortly thereafter by an equivalent act of the Parliament of England. They put into effect the international Treaty of Union agree ...

, which united the kingdoms of

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

and

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

into the

Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain, also known as the Kingdom of Great Britain, was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united the Kingd ...

** The

Act of Union 1800 The Acts of Union 1800 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 Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of G ...

, which united the kingdoms of Great Britain and

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

into the

* The

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

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

Union (American Civil War) The Union was the central government of the United States during the American Civil War. Its civilian and military forces resisted the Confederate State of America, Confederacy's attempt to Secession in the United States, secede following the 1 ...

, 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'' (2024 film), a 2024 film starring Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry * '' 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 Repossessio ...

Books and newspapers

* The Union (James Bond), a fictional criminal organization in three Raymond Benson novels *

The Union (Marvel Team) The Union is a UK superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel comics. The Union appeared in the crossover event called ''King in Black'' alongside other well known comic book heroes and teams, and faced off against known foe ...

, 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. He wrote various books ...

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 an ...

, 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 historic debating and free speech society in Cambridge, England, and the largest society in the University of Cambridge. The society was founded in 1815 making it the oldest ...

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

Oxford Union The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to 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 unive ...

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

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

, 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 century old global membership based, scientific organization headquartered in Paris with the stated goals to "improve health for people in low- and middle-income Co ...

, a global scientific organization headquartered in Paris * Informal neologism for a