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industrial union

 
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–noun
a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry.
Origin:
1920–25
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industrial union  
n.  A labor union to which all the workers of a particular industry can belong regardless of their occupation or trade.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: in·dus·tri·al union
Function: noun
: 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, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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industrial union

trade union that combines all workers, both skilled and unskilled, who are employed in a particular industry. At the heart of industrial unionism is the slogan "one shop, one union."

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