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... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > labor movement and other forms of collective action > craft unions
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > labor movement and other forms of collective action > craft unions

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craft unions  

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  • The organizations known as craft unions were among the earliest collective organizations of workers in the United States. From the middle of the 1800s until today, these unions have wielded power at the very center of economic production. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Unions, Craft]

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