industrial union

/ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
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Other forms: industrial unions

Definitions of industrial union
  1. noun
    a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
    synonyms: vertical union
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    types:
    Teamsters Union
    an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers
    United Mine Workers, United Mine Workers of America
    an industrial union of mine workers in North America
    type of:
    brotherhood, labor union, trade union, trades union, union
    an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
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