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craft union

A labor union limited in membership to workers engaged in the same craft.

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craft union

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a labour organization membership of which is restricted to workers in a specified trade or craft. Compare industrial union

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craft′ un`ion

a labor union of people in the same craft.

[1920–25]

craft′ un`ionist, n.

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craft union - a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft

labor union, trade union, trades union, union, brotherhood - an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

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craft union

n → Handwerkergewerkschaft f

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Unfortunately my original craft union, The Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers, a traditional and founding member of the trade union movement, is no more.

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The Boot is now owned by Craft Union pubs - which has also taken over the nearby Tower pub - and its new managers are Gail and John McGowan.

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Conducted by the Institute for Construction Economics Research, the report concluded that during the same time period, skilled craft union workers earned a minimum of $47.5 million in addition to significant funding for union health insurance and pension benefits.

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Speaking last week, a spokesman from Craft Union Pub Company, which runs the pub, said they were 'aware of the incident' and were 'working alongside the local authorities with their investigation'.

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The pub has now been taken over by the Craft Union Pub Company, which invests in local community wet-led pubs -- pubs which don't serve food.

Brook House pub in Hayes reopens after [pounds sterling]300,000 makeover; The community pub has been given a fresh new look and now has plenty of TVs so you can watch the sport too

Owners the Craft Union Beer Company have been asked to comment.

City's oldest pub may need permission for its newest sign

Cardiff's Rummer Tavern reopened yesterday with new flatscreen TVs after a three-week revamp by owners the Craft Union Beer Company.

'shocking' revamp of oldest pub in capital

Cardiff's Rummer Tavern reopened on Saturday with new flatscreen TVs after a three-week revamp by owners the Craft Union Beer Company.

People are not happy with changes to Cardiff's oldest pub; The Rummer Tavern has been compared to a "sports bar" after being refurbished

The Albert Hotel on Victoria Lane, Huddersfield, has been taken on by The Craft Union Pub Company, part of Enterprise Inns which previously owned it.

'Takeover' for historic town pub

"You can set your watch by some of them!" New brewery Craft Union took over the pub earlier this year and refurbished the bar, with more work set to be done to the pub's function room.