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craft union

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

HR a trade union whose members are skilled workers who have the same skill: In the 1890s, many of America's craft unions came together to form the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
(Definition of craft union noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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