craft union

American  

noun

1. a labor union composed only of people in the same craft.

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craft union British  

noun

1. a labour organization membership of which is restricted to workers in a specified trade or craft Compare industrial union

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Other Word Forms

• craft unionist noun

Etymology

Origin of craft union

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

He is a traffic director at the center of a cultural and societal maelstrom, balancing the interests of contributors, celebrities, politicians, museum curators and an army of craft unions.

From New York Times

It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.

From Literature

The new project charts a path away from organizing video game workers along the Hollywood craft union model.

From Los Angeles Times

“Any decision to use Factory OS shows a blatant disregard for the other craft unions,” he wrote.

From New York Times

"The new tendency is we find more and more so-called craft unions - unions which represent only one part of a company or branch like doctors or pilots."

From BBC

Related Words

• trade union