United Mine Workers of America

Definitions of United Mine Workers of America
  1. noun
    an industrial union of mine workers in North America
    synonyms: United Mine Workers
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    type of:
    industrial union, vertical union
    a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
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