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industrial union, vertical union
a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
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craft union
a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft
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company union
a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union
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I.W.W., IWW, Industrial Workers of the World
a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I
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Teamsters Union
an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers
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United Mine Workers, United Mine Workers of America
an industrial union of mine workers in North America