union bugs

A form of union bug — A maker’s mark imprinted on a work to show that it is sanctioned by members of a trade union. It is often a tiny elongated rhomboid containing and surrounded by, in minuscule typeface, identifying names and the union’s local chapter number.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of union bug
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