Independent union explained

An independent union is a trade union that represents workers in one plant or company and is free of employer control.^[1] (This includes a union representing workers in more than one plant located in two or more states but employed by the same employer). In North America, a national independent union is a union of a national character not affiliated with the AFL - CIO; a local independent union is one of a local character not affiliated with the international union having jurisdiction over that branch of industry.^[2]

See also

• • National Federation of Independent Unions
• United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America

Further reading

• Book: Jacoby . Sanford M. . Sanford M. Jacoby . Kaufman . Bruce E. . Taras . Daphne Gottlieb . Nonunion Employee Representation: History, Contemporary Practice, and Policy . 2000 . M.E. Sharpe . 978-0-7656-3857-1 . https://books.google.com/books?id=SCg7hfxrr_UC&pg=PA76 . 16 May 2020 . A Road Not Taken: Independent Local Unions in the United States Since 1935 . en.

Notes and References

1. Troy . Leo . Local Independent and National Unions: Competitive Labor Organizations . Journal of Political Economy . 1960 . 68 . 5 . 487–506 . The University of Chicago Press . 10.1086/258365 . 1830310 . 153397063 . en . 0022-3808.
2. Roach . John . Snow . Henry . Federated Trade Unionism . The Elevator Constructor . 1903 . I . 11 . 2 . 16 May 2020 . International Union of Elevator Constructors . en.