craft union
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of craft union
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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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
Now it seems as though every Hollywood interest group, craft union and country-music association has its own awards--and a TV special to trumpet them.
From Time Magazine Archive
At A. F. of L.'s Washington convention last year the industrial v. craft union question was shelved for "study."
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
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