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noun
A trade union that is dominated or influenced by an employer and thus not properly independent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: company union, scab union
Antonyms: none provided
History
In reference to the Fédération nationale des Jaunes de France (National Federation of the Yellows of France), formed in 1902, with yellow chosen in opposition to the red associated with socialism.
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