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horizontal union

noun

  1. a labor union organized by skills or trades of its members rather than by industries.

horizontal union

noun

  1. another name (esp US) for craft 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of horizontal union1

First recorded in 1945–50
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A horizontal union comprises all the members of a given craft employed in different industries.

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