industrial union
nounDefinition of industrial union
: a labor union open to workers in an industry irrespective of their occupation or craft — compare craft union
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This is why public unions differ from industrial unions that negotiate with a single private employer, and why Franklin Roosevelt opposed unions for public workers. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Nevada Embraces Public Unions," 20 June 2019 Think about it: A huge amount of what America consumes is made overseas, with the implicit consent of the nation’s now nearly neutered industrial unions. — Louis Uchitelle, New York Times, "How the Loss of Union Power Has Hurt American Manufacturing," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'industrial union.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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