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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.
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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.
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Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2022
Local catering company Union Joints carried out the initiative, which was funded by Eminem and the Marshall Mathers Foundation.
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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.
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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 16 Feb. 2025.
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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