This article is about the type of trade union. For the political party, seeIndependent Union.
Anindependent union is atrade union that is independent of something.
Historically it referred to a trade union which represents workers that 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 the United Kingdom,indie union is a term used to describe younger grassroots trade unions which organise workers seen as unorganisable by mainstream trade unions, particularly migrant workers and those working in precarious employment. The three main indie unions are:
In North America, anational independent union is a union of a national character not affiliated with theAFL -CIO; alocal independent union is one of a local character not affiliated with the international union having jurisdiction over that branch of industry.[2]
^Troy, Leo (1960). "Local Independent and National Unions: Competitive Labor Organizations".Journal of Political Economy.68 (5). The University of Chicago Press:487–506.doi:10.1086/258365.ISSN0022-3808.JSTOR1830310.S2CID153397063.
^Roach, John (1903). Snow, Henry (ed.)."Federated Trade Unionism".The Elevator Constructor.I (11). International Union of Elevator Constructors: 2. Retrieved16 May 2020.
