unionists
Collective bargaining supporters
Unionists are advocates for union—but which union depends on context.
In labor contexts, unionists support workers organizing into trade unions: The unionists rallied for better wages.
In British and Irish politics, unionists favor maintaining the United Kingdom, particularly opposing Irish independence or Northern Ireland's separation from Britain.
In American Civil War history, unionists supported the federal Union against the Confederacy.
Public expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- picketingOrganized protest outside workplace
boycott · campaigning · lobbying · advocacy · grassroots · petition · solidarity · organizing
Forceful impact or stoppage
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- wagesPayment for work
benefits · seniority · contract · overtime · workplace · scab · walkout · lockout
Faithful supporter of authority
- UlsterIrish northern province
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- devolutionTransferring power locally
Troubles · crown · British · paramilitaries · murals
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
local · chapter · AFL-CIO · amalgamation · affiliation · syndicate · international · council
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
picketing · boycott · campaigning · lobbying · advocacy · grassroots · petition · solidarity · organizing · mobilization
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
wages · benefits · seniority · contract · overtime · workplace · scab · walkout · lockout · local
loyalist
Faithful supporter of authority
- UlsterIrish northern province
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
devolution · Troubles · crown · British · paramilitaries · murals
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- brotherhoodKinship among men
sisterhood · local · chapter · AFL-CIO · amalgamation · affiliation · syndicate · international · council · assembly
- 19th Century Figurespoliticians, statesmen, rulers, generals, princes
- Scottish PoliticsScottish Parliament, devolution, First Minister, MSPs, independence referendum
- notable womenRosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Florence Nightingale, Susan B. Anthony
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
- dissidentsdissident, dissidents, dissenter, rebel, Sakharov
- Political Groupsfaction, Republican Party, caucus, Democratic Party, wing
unionistsmanagement
Organizing and directing resources
employers · strikebreakers · scabs · bosses · capitalists
unionistsindividualists
Those prioritizing personal independence
- trade unionistLabor organization member
- trade unionismOrganized worker advocacy system