craft union
noun
: a labor union with membership limited to workers of the same craft compare industrial union
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Under the agreement, building trades and craft unions will set local hiring goals of having San Diego County residents or veterans perform at least 80 percent of the work.
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
The major entertainment unions issued a joint statement of solidarity with the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees on Friday, as the craft union looks towards a strike authorization vote next week.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Sep. 2021
Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
The major entertainment unions issued a joint statement of solidarity with the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees on Friday, as the craft union looks towards a strike authorization vote next week.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Sep. 2021
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1870, in the meaning defined above
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craft union
noun
: a labor union with membership limited to workers in the same craft (as carpentry or plumbing) compare industrial union
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