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31industrial union — a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry. [1920 25] * * * ▪ trade union trade union that combines all workers, both skilled and unskilled, who are employed in a particular industry. At the heart of …
32trade union — trade union, adj. 1. a labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry. 2. See labor union. [1825 35] * * * Introduction also called labour union … …
33Transport and General Workers' Union — ▪ British trade union largest labour union in Great Britain throughout much of the 20th century. It originated in 1889 with the formation of the Dockers Union. In 1922 that union led the merger of 14 unions to form an organization… …
34industrial union — in·dus·tri·al union n: a labor union that admits to membership workers in an industry regardless of their occupation or craft compare craft union Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
35horizontal union — a labor union organized by skills or trades of its members rather than by industries. [1945 50] * * * horizontal union, = craft union. (Cf. ↑craft union) …
36horizontal union — UK US noun [C] HR ► CRAFT UNION(Cf. ↑craft union) …
37industrial union — noun Date: 1902 a labor union open to workers in an industry irrespective of their occupation or craft compare craft union …
38labor union — noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer (Freq. 3) you have to join the union in order to get a job • Syn: ↑union, ↑trade union, ↑trades union, ↑brotherhood • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
39Hebrew Actors' Union — The Hebrew Actors Union (HAU), formed in 1899 as a craft union for actors in Yiddish theater in the United States (primarily in New York City), was the first actors union in the United States. Until it was decertified by the umbrella organization …
40trades union — noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer you have to join the union in order to get a job • Syn: ↑union, ↑labor union, ↑trade union, ↑brotherhood • Derivationally related forms: ↑trade unionist ( …
