trade union that combines all workers, both skilled and unskilled, who are employed in a particular industry. At the heart of industrial unionism is ... [3 related articles]
Union that recruits workers in only one industry. The National Union of Railwaymen and the National Union of Miners are two examples. ...
[n] - a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
vertical union noun a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
a labor union composed of workers in various trades and crafts within one industry.