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union, labor, association of workers for the purpose of improving their economic status and working conditions through collective bargaining with employers. Historically there have been two chief types of unions: the horizontal, or craft, union, in which all the members are skilled in a certain craft (e.g., the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners); and the vertical, or industrial, union, composed of workers in the same industry regardless of their particular skill (e.g., the United Automobile Workers of America). A company union is an employer-controlled union having no affiliation with other labor organizations.
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