company union

American  

noun

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

2. a union confined to employees of one business or corporation.

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company union British  

noun

1. an unaffiliated union of workers usually restricted to a single business enterprise

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Etymology

Origin of company union

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

And following the divide and conquer playbook of company unions, management could try to make sure this happens as much as possible.

From Salon

More than 40 people in the news division were cut, a company union said, though a number of them were later offered jobs elsewhere inside Google.

From New York Times

California will be the first location for the company union partnership.

From Reuters

The animators opted to be represented by the confrontational Screen Cartoonists Guild rather than the pro-management "company union," the American Society of Screen Cartoonists.

From Salon

To that end, the largest steel company in the area, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co., created a company union that weaponized racism and anti-Communism to attract white workers and weaken Mine Mill.

From Seattle Times