unionism
noun
union·ism
ˈyün-yə-ˌni-zəm 
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By spreading the values of unionism and free trade across the world, American workers sought to raise global living standards and forever banish the threat of low-wage competition from abroad.
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Made By History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Critics of public employee unionism say public employee unions can create conflicts of interest when the interests of workers may be at odds with those of the public.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Home Front: Black Women Unionists in the Confederacy The resistance and unionism of enslaved and freed Black women in the midst of the Confederacy is an epic story of sacrifice for nation and citizenship.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
And European social democracy was built on a foundation of trade unionism and working-class solidarity.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
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Made By History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Critics of public employee unionism say public employee unions can create conflicts of interest when the interests of workers may be at odds with those of the public.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Home Front: Black Women Unionists in the Confederacy The resistance and unionism of enslaved and freed Black women in the midst of the Confederacy is an epic story of sacrifice for nation and citizenship.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
And European social democracy was built on a foundation of trade unionism and working-class solidarity.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
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“Unionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionism. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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unionism
noun
union·ism
ˈyün-yə-ˌniz-əm
1
: the principle or policy of forming or keeping a union
2
capitalized
: support of a strong federal union before or during the American Civil War
3
: a theory or policy that supports labor unions
unionist
noun
often capitalized
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