vertical union
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vertical union
n
(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) another name (esp US) for industrial union
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ver′tical un′ion
n.
a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry.
[1930–1935]
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| Noun | 1. |  vertical union - a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craftlabor 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" Teamsters Union - an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers United Mine Workers, United Mine Workers of America - an industrial union of mine workers in North America |
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