unionization
Forming labor groups
Unionization is the process of organizing workers into a labor union, or the state of being so organized.
Industries with high unionization rates tend to have stronger collective bargaining power.
The company fought unionization efforts for years.
Unionization of the warehouse workers took months of organizing.
Forceful impact or stoppage
- picketPointed fence stake
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
rally · work-to-rule · sit-down · slowdown · protest · banner · placard
Depiction or likeness
- protectionGuarding against harm
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- supportTo uphold or sustain
togetherness · fellowship · cooperation · teamwork · community · rank-and-file
Enforceable written agreement
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- seniorityRank from length of service
- wagesPayment for work
benefits · overtime · right-to-work · scab · lockout · management · negotiation · concession
Attestation of qualification
- electionOrganized public voting
- petitionFormal written appeal
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- NLRBFederal collective bargaining regulator
authorization · representation · affiliation · ratification · charter · local · decertification · bylaws
Union of semi-autonomous states
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- associationGroup with shared aim
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
confederation · consortium · cooperative · partnership · affiliate · international · local · chapter
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
demonstration · rally · work-to-rule · sit-down · slowdown · protest · banner · placard
representation
Depiction or likeness
- protectionGuarding against harm
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- cohesionTendency to bind together
support · togetherness · fellowship · cooperation · teamwork · community · rank-and-file
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- seniorityRank from length of service
wages · benefits · overtime · right-to-work · scab · lockout · management · negotiation · concession · impasse
certification
Attestation of qualification
- electionOrganized public voting
- petitionFormal written appeal
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
NLRB · authorization · representation · affiliation · ratification · charter · local · decertification · bylaws · constitution
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- associationGroup with shared aim
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
alliance · confederation · consortium · cooperative · partnership · affiliate · international · local · chapter · amalgamation
- laborlabor, work, labor force, laborers, labor movement
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
- labor historyAFL-CIO, workers, labor movement, CIO, laborers
- labor lawsemployment standards, OSHA, employee rights, FMLA, fair pay
- labor movementsgeneral strike, general strikes, labor strikes, picket lines, labor organizing
- labor policylabor laws, worker rights, labor contracts, worker protections, job protection
unionizationdeunionization
Removal of union representation
decertification · antiunionization · union busting · open shop · at-will employment