Unionism
Encyclopedia
Trades
- Community UnionismCommunity UnionismCommunity unionism describes the spectrum of ways in which trade unions work collaboratively with community organisations over issues of common importance to both...
, describes the various ways in which trade unions can work with communities and community organizations - Craft unionismCraft unionismCraft unionism refers to organizing a union in a manner that seeks to unify workers in a particular industry along the lines of the particular craft or trade that they work in by class or skill level...
, an approach to union organizing in the United States and elsewhere that seeks to unify workers in a particular industry along the lines of the particular craft or trade that they work in - Dual unionismDual unionismDual unionism is the development of a union or political organization parallel to and within an existing labor union. In some cases, the term may refer to the situation where two unions claim the right to organize the same workers....
, the development of a union or political organization parallel to and within an existing labor union - Industrial unionismIndustrial unionismIndustrial unionism is a labor union organizing method through which all workers in the same industry are organized into the same union—regardless of skill or trade—thus giving workers in one industry, or in all industries, more leverage in bargaining and in strike situations...
, a labor union organizing method through which all workers in the same industry are organized into the same union - New UnionismNew UnionismNew Unionism is a term which has been used twice in the history of the labour movement, both times involving moves to broaden the trade union agenda.-1880s:First was the development within the British trade union movement in the late 1880s...
, a term which has been used twice in the history of the labour movement to describe moves to broaden the union agenda - Open-source unionismOpen-source unionismOpen-source unionism is a term coined by academics Richard B. Freeman and Joel Rogers to explain a possible new model for organizing workers that depended on the labor movement"taking its own historical lessons with diversified membership seriously and relying more heavily on the Internet in...
, a term coined by academics Richard B. Freeman and Joel Rogers to explain a possible new model for organizing workers - Social Movement UnionismSocial Movement UnionismSocial Movement Unionism is a trend of theory and practice in contemporary trade unionism. Strongly associated with the labour movements of developing countries, Social Movement Unionism is distinct from many other models of trade unionism because it concerns itself with more than organising...
, a trend of theory and practice in contemporary trade unionism - Student unionism in AustraliaStudent unionism in AustraliaAustralia's universities are home to a variety of different student union groups, providing a range of political, commercial and other services to students...
, student organisations at Australian universities known variously as student associations, student guilds, student unions, or student representative councils - Voluntary student unionismVoluntary student unionismVoluntary student unionism is a policy, notable in Australia, under which membership of – and payment of membership fees to – university student organisations is voluntary....
(VSU), a policy under which membership of – and payment of membership fees to – university student organisations is voluntary - Trade unionTrade unionA trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
, support for trade unions
Politics
- British UnionismBritish unionismBritish unionism is a political ideology favouring the continued existence of the United Kingdom as a sovereign state, consisting of four constituent countries, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland....
, support of the British constituent countries remaining part of the United Kingdom state - Unionism in IrelandUnionism in IrelandUnionism in Ireland is an ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain...
, support for Ireland (or Northern Ireland) being part of the United Kingdom, as opposed to (part of) a Republic of Ireland or an independent Northern Ireland. - Unionism in Scotland, support for Scotland remaining as part of the UK
- Unionism in England, support for England remaining as part of the UK
- Unionism in Wales
- Unionism in BelgiumUnionism in BelgiumIn the politics of Belgium, Unionism or Union of Opposites is a Belgian political movement which existed from the 1820s to 1846...
- Union (American Civil War)Union (American Civil War)During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
- Movement for unification of Romania and MoldovaMovement for unification of Romania and MoldovaA movement for the reunification of Romania and Moldova began in both countries after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and the beginning of glasnost policy in the Soviet Union...
, support for the union of Romania and Moldova. Advocates are referred to as "Unionists"
Religion
- Prussian Union (Evangelical Christian Church)Prussian Union (Evangelical Christian Church)The Prussian Union was the merger of the Lutheran Church and the Reformed Church in Prussia, by a series of decrees – among them the Unionsurkunde – by King Frederick William III...
, which attempted to forcibly unify differing theologies without regards to their key distinctions - Christian ecumenism, refers to initiatives aimed at worldwide religious unity
See also
- Unionist (disambiguation)
- Union (disambiguation)
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