company union

noun

a labor union dominated by management rather than controlled by the membership.

a union confined to employees of one business or corporation.

Origin of company union

First recorded in 1910–15

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British Dictionary definitions for company union

company union

noun

mainly US and Canadian an unaffiliated union of workers usually restricted to a single business enterprise

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