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craft union

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craft union
n.
A labor union limited in membership to workers engaged in the same craft. Also called horizontal union.

craft union
n
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a labour organization membership of which is restricted to workers in a specified trade or craft Compare industrial union
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Noun1.craft union - a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft
labor union, trade union, trades union, union, brotherhood - an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
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craft union
nHandwerkergewerkschaft f


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