unionising
Workers banding together
Unionising is the British spelling of unionizing—the process of organizing workers into a labour union or the act of joining one.
Workers unionise to bargain collectively for better wages, conditions, or protections: Staff at the warehouse are unionising.
Management may resist unionising efforts.
The spelling with -s- is standard in British English; American English uses -z-.
Organized protest outside workplace
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- activismDirect effort for reform
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
mobilizing · rallying · canvassing · leafleting · campaigning · certification · authorization · representation
Joint worker-employer talks
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
dispute resolution · terms · agreement · ratification · proposal · demands · concession · impasse
Union of semi-autonomous states
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- associationGroup with shared aim
confederation · chapter · local · membership · card-carrying · stewards · representatives · delegates
Tendency to bind together
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- togethernessState of close connection
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
cooperation · loyalty · consensus · mutual aid · picket line · strength in numbers · collective voice · common cause
picketing
Organized protest outside workplace
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- activismDirect effort for reform
- organizingSystematically putting in order
recruitment · mobilizing · rallying · canvassing · leafleting · campaigning · certification · authorization · representation · shop steward
collective bargaining
Joint worker-employer talks
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
conciliation · dispute resolution · terms · agreement · ratification · proposal · demands · concession · impasse · stalemate
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
association · confederation · chapter · local · membership · card-carrying · stewards · representatives · delegates · syndicate
cohesion
Tendency to bind together
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- togethernessState of close connection
fellowship · cooperation · loyalty · consensus · mutual aid · picket line · strength in numbers · collective voice · common cause · empowerment
unionisinggoing it alone
Acting independently, unassisted
atomizing · individualizing · atomization · freelancing · at-will employment
union, unite, unity, reunion, reunite, unions, unification, disunion, unionize