horizontal unionism
- A style of labor union creation where the union consists of individuals who have similar skill levels or crafts, or share the same professional status
- The workers in the manufacturing industry adopted horizontal unionism, uniting workers with similar skill sets.
- Horizontal unionism allowed technicians from different companies to form a union due to their same professional status.
- Through horizontal unionism, all carpenters in the city could unite, since they share a similar craft.
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