Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

craft union

American  

noun

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


craft union British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of craft union

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Although Debs established a tenuous relationship with Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor, some within the Socialist Party favored a more radical political stance than Gompers's craft union structure.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

All the carpenters belonged to one craft union.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Also on him was the heavy pressure of the many little craft union leaders who would be jobless under industrial organization.

From Time Magazine Archive

After this indignity to Leader Green, the craft union leaders assembled in Tampa in no conciliatory mood.

From Time Magazine Archive

The craft union officials also sought the help of the president of the United States.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "craft union" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com