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
“For trade unionism demands full freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Trade unionism has helped to give to every one who toils the position of dignity which is his due.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2021
It remains one of the few sites still standing from that turning point in British history which ultimately led to the birth of trade unionism and, indeed, the Guardian newspaper.
From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2016
Horowitz can toss around highfalutin’ discourse on Northern Italian cooperative regions, the history of trade unionism, and the concept of “new mutualism.”
From Slate • Jan. 28, 2013
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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