unionist
Pro-collective bargaining advocate
A unionist supports or advocates for union—whether a labor union or a political union.
In labor contexts, a unionist organizes workers or champions collective bargaining: She's been a unionist her whole career.
In political contexts, especially in Northern Ireland and Scotland, a Unionist favors maintaining ties with the United Kingdom.
During the American Civil War, Unionists supported the federal government against secession.
Arrangement tool or person
- shop stewardElected worker liaison
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- representativeOne who acts for another
- picketPointed fence stake
striker · collective bargaining · dues · membership · local · chapter · rank and file · negotiator
Faithful supporter of authority
- federalistAdvocate for distributed governance
- nationalistOne prioritizing homeland interests
- integrationistOpposes segregated systems
- partisanBiased toward one side
secessionist · devolution · autonomist · centralist · parliamentarian · Ulster · Northern Ireland · Republican
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- associationGroup with shared aim
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
consortium · coalition · league · alliance · bloc · amalgamation · merger · affiliation
One who advocates publicly
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- protesterOne who publicly opposes
- demonstratorOne who protests publicly
marcher · reformer · crusader · champion · lobbyist · petitioner · boycott · rally
Goodwill among companions
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- togethernessState of close connection
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
esprit de corps · loyalty · mutuality · kinship · support · bonding · community · strength in numbers
organizer
Arrangement tool or person
- shop stewardElected worker liaison
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- representativeOne who acts for another
picket · striker · collective bargaining · dues · membership · local · chapter · rank and file · negotiator · grievance
loyalist
Faithful supporter of authority
- federalistAdvocate for distributed governance
- nationalistOne prioritizing homeland interests
- integrationistOpposes segregated systems
partisan · secessionist · devolution · autonomist · centralist · parliamentarian · Ulster · Northern Ireland · Republican · Good Friday Agreement
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- associationGroup with shared aim
syndicate · consortium · coalition · league · alliance · bloc · amalgamation · merger · affiliation · local
campaigner
One who advocates publicly
demonstrator · marcher · reformer · crusader · champion · lobbyist · petitioner · boycott · rally · civil disobedience
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- togethernessState of close connection
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
cooperation · esprit de corps · loyalty · mutuality · kinship · support · bonding · community · strength in numbers · common cause
- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, protester, campaigner
- political typesconservative, liberal, moderate, leftist, rightist
- union workersshop steward, rank and file, striker, picketer, picket
- politicalconservative, liberal, moderate, centrist, leftist
- CommunistsMarx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao
- Irish PoliticsSinn Fein, TD, Independents, Green Party, Labour Party
unionistanti-union
Opposing worker collectives
union buster · scab · strikebreaker · anti-labor · management
unionistsecessionist
One seeking independence
Confederate · rebel · separatist · disunionist · Copperhead
unionistnationalist
One prioritizing homeland interests
separatist · secessionist · republican · confederate · autonomist
- unionized workersEmployees in collective bargaining
- unionized laborWorkforce with collective representation
- trade unionistLabor organization member
- trade unionismOrganized worker advocacy system
- unionized employeesWorkers with collective bargaining
- unionized workforceEmployees represented by collective bargaining