Union supporter
Collective bargaining proponent
A Union supporter is someone who backed the United States federal government during the American Civil War (1861–1865), as opposed to the Confederacy.
The term appears in historical contexts discussing the war and Reconstruction era, particularly regarding border states where loyalties were divided.
His great-great-grandfather was a Union supporter in Kentucky.
In contemporary usage, union supporter (lowercase) more commonly refers to someone who advocates for labor unions and workers' collective bargaining rights.
- shop stewardElected worker liaison
- rank and fileOrdinary members collectively
- picketerOne protesting outside
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- teamsterProfessional cargo driver
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Employee devoted to employer
union buster · scab · strikebreaker · management · Pinkerton
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