unionism
Collective bargaining advocacy
Unionism is the principle or practice of forming and supporting labor unions, or advocacy for workers' collective bargaining rights: The company has a long history of resisting unionism.
Capitalized Unionism refers to support for political union, particularly loyalty to the United States during the Civil War or support for Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom.
Communal economic control
- syndicalismUnion-led worker ownership theory
- labor movementOrganized effort for worker rights
- left-wingPolitically liberal or radical
- worker rightsLegal protections for employees
egalitarianism · progressivism · class consciousness · anti-capitalism · cooperative · guild socialism · Wobblies · social democracy
Forceful impact or stoppage
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
march · sit-in · protest · activism · reform · civil disobedience · grassroots · campaign
Joint worker-employer talks
- shop stewardElected worker liaison
- duesRegular membership payments
- membershipState of belonging
- organizingSystematically putting in order
worker · AFL-CIO · Teamsters · local · closed shop · open shop · picket line · grievance
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- amalgamationUniting into one
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
alliance · merger · consolidation · umbrella organization · labor council · chapter · affiliate
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- contractEnforceable written agreement
agreement · concession · compromise · settlement · dispute · talks · dialogue · negotiator
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
mutual aid · support · cooperation · togetherness · community · kinship · esprit de corps · bonding
socialism
Communal economic control
- syndicalismUnion-led worker ownership theory
- labor movementOrganized effort for worker rights
- left-wingPolitically liberal or radical
worker rights · egalitarianism · progressivism · class consciousness · anti-capitalism · cooperative · guild socialism · Wobblies · social democracy
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
rally · march · sit-in · protest · activism · reform · civil disobedience · grassroots · campaign · advocacy
collective bargaining
Joint worker-employer talks
- shop stewardElected worker liaison
- duesRegular membership payments
- membershipState of belonging
organizing · worker · AFL-CIO · Teamsters · local · closed shop · open shop · picket line · grievance · seniority
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- amalgamationUniting into one
- affiliationFormal organizational connection
council · alliance · merger · consolidation · umbrella organization · labor council · chapter · affiliate
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
contract · agreement · concession · compromise · settlement · dispute · talks · dialogue · negotiator · impasse
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
fellowship · mutual aid · support · cooperation · togetherness · community · kinship · esprit de corps · bonding · working class
- social movementscivil rights movement, women's liberation, labor movement, feminist movement, suffrage movement
- leftismMarxism, socialism, communism, leftist, socialist
- Scottish PoliticsScottish Parliament, devolution, First Minister, MSPs, independence referendum
- Ulster Loyalismloyalism, Ulster, William of Orange, no surrender, sash
- movementsmove, step, turn, shift, slide
- political ideologiesconservatism, conservative, anarchism, liberalism, liberal
unionismopen shop
Workplace without mandatory union membership
union busting · individualism · at-will employment · right-to-work · scabbing
unionismneoliberalism
Pro-market, anti-regulation ideology
corporatism · managerialism · Thatcherism · libertarianism · atomization
unionismnationalism
Devotion to one's country
republicanism · separatism · independence movement · Sinn Féin · home rule
- trade unionistLabor organization member
- trade unionismOrganized worker advocacy system