union leader
Collective bargaining head
A union leader is someone who holds a position of authority within a labor union, responsible for representing workers' interests in negotiations with employers and guiding union strategy.
The term applies to officials at various levels, from local shop stewards to presidents of national unions.
Union leaders advocate for better wages, working conditions, and benefits, and they often become public figures during strikes or major contract disputes.
The union leader called for a vote on the proposed contract.
- shop stewardElected worker liaison
- stewardManager for another
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- strike fundUnion savings for disputes
- picketPointed fence stake
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- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, protester, campaigner
- persuaderspersuader, orator, orators, public speaker, speechmaker
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, bargaining, labor negotiations
- labor unionsAFL-CIO, Teamsters, locals, shop steward, stewards
- reformersreformers, reformer, social reformers, social reformer, political reformer
- union rolesshop steward, business agent, steward, local rep, recording secretary
union leadercorporate executive
Senior company leader
CEO · management · employer · corporate management · business owner
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