Unaffiliated Union

A union in the United States that is not a part of the AFL-CIO, which is America's biggest labor group. The Teamsters and the SEIU are two of the largest unaffiliated unions, both having split from the AFL-CIO in 2005.

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Ron Chen, president of the Independent Association of Publishers' Employees, the unaffiliated union that represents Dow Jones workers, said the layoffs "appear to be unjustified and timed to prevent the company from paying out retirement benefits to several of the dismissed employees."

WSJ lays off 13, hires lawyers

The decision was generally announced to employees a few weeks ago, said Thornton, noting also that the paper formally notified the Boston Globe Employees Association, an unaffiliated union with whom the paper was in negotiations.

Altering the workplace: Boston Globe moves VDT users three feet from others' terminals

Vasudevan had developed contacts with other unaffiliated unions and had association with some of those unions which were militantly fighting against the employer for their rights (like, Voltas Employees' Union and Kamani Employees' Union).

BSWU: a case of 'independent' trade union in India

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