trade unionism
Americannoun
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the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
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trade unions collectively.
Etymology
Origin of trade unionism
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The two-thirds majority showed the union was "pro-worker and not anti-employer" and "trade unionism should be a normal and welcome feature of any workplace".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2022
Bharadwaj’s path to trade unionism and legal activism was far from typical.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2018
But they believed just as fervently in trade unionism.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2017
For bound up in the story of its introduction is the story of Jewish assimilation, gastronomic homogenization, the decline of trade unionism, the rise of franchise retailing and the perennial tension between tradition and innovation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2015
The place smelled of their beer and hair tonic, their punch-clock misery, their frayed nerves, their trade unionism.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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