deunionize
End collective bargaining
To deunionize is to remove union representation from a workplace or workforce.
This can happen through decertification votes, employer campaigns, or policy changes that weaken collective bargaining: The company spent years trying to deunionize its factories.
The opposite of unionize.
Undermining organized labor stoppages
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- discordLack of agreement
antagonism · hostility · opposition · grievance · retaliation · intimidation · scab · picketing
Revoke official authorization
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- disbandFormally end a group
- disaffiliateEnd formal membership
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
abolish · withdraw · terminate · sever · detach · disestablish · bust · break up
Procure services externally
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- privatizeTransfer to non-government ownership
- automateMake self-operating
streamline · corporatization · globalization · merger · acquisition · offshoring · cost-cutting · efficiency
Voluntary union membership policy
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
privatization · austerity · deregulation · anti-labor · Taft-Hartley · free market · libertarianism · partisanship
strike-breaking
Undermining organized labor stoppages
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
discord · antagonism · hostility · opposition · grievance · retaliation · intimidation · scab · picketing · standoff
decertify
Revoke official authorization
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- disbandFormally end a group
- disaffiliateEnd formal membership
revoke · abolish · withdraw · terminate · sever · detach · disestablish · bust · break up · opt out
outsource
Procure services externally
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- privatizeTransfer to non-government ownership
automate · streamline · corporatization · globalization · merger · acquisition · offshoring · cost-cutting · efficiency · profitability
right-to-work
Voluntary union membership policy
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
legislation · privatization · austerity · deregulation · anti-labor · Taft-Hartley · free market · libertarianism · partisanship · grassroots
deunionizeunionize
Form a labor collective
organize · collectivize · solidify · band together · affiliate