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company union
noun
: an unaffiliated labor union of the employees of a single firm
especially
: one dominated by the employer
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Bloomberg SkyWest Airlines faces a federal lawsuit for allegedly having a fake company union that doesn’t follow through on its legal duties and suppresses workers’ support of other organizing efforts.
—Byemma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2024
Under changes to Mexican labor law required under the USMCA, workers can now in theory vote out the old, pro-company union bosses.
—Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2022
Local catering company Union Joints carried out the initiative, which was funded by Eminem and the Marshall Mathers Foundation.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 24 Apr. 2020
The company union rewards employees with a broad menu of employee discounts plus funds for team leaders to offer employee recognition, branch outings and team building.
—azcentral, 7 June 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Company union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/company%20union. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
company union
noun
: an unaffiliated labor union of the employees of a single company
Note: Historically, the company union was one formed or dominated by the company. Such unions have been long held to be illegal.
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