building trades
those trades, as carpentry, masonry, and plastering, that are primarily concerned with the construction and finishing of buildings.
Origin of building trades
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How to use building trades in a sentence
There were few unionized building trades in rural Pennsylvania.
From Union to Illegal Labor: I'm Running for Office, for Pete's Sake! | David Frum | November 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Buffalo the journeymen builders' association included all the building trades.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanNot only the building trades, as in Boston, but most of the mechanical branches were involved.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanNevertheless, hundreds of thousands of workingmen had won reduced hours of labor, especially in the building trades.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanBy 1900 the eight-hour day was the rule in the building trades, in granite cutting and in bituminous coal mining.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig Perlman
That'll be equivalent to a general strike in all the building trades.
The Walking Delegate | Leroy Scott
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