What does trade unionist mean?

Definitions for trade unionist
trade union·ist

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trade unionist, unionist, union membernoun

    a worker who belongs to a trade union

Wiktionary

  1. trade unionistnoun

    a member of a trade union

Wikipedia

  1. trade unionist

    A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organisation of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called union dues. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, bargains with the employer on behalf of its members, known as the rank-and-file, and negotiates labour contracts (collective bargaining agreements) with employers. Unions may organize a particular section of skilled or unskilled workers (craft unionism), a cross-section of workers from various trades (general unionism), or an attempt to organize all workers within a particular industry (industrial unionism). The agreements negotiated by a union are binding on the rank-and-file members and the employer, and in some cases on other non-member workers. Trade unions traditionally have a constitution which details the governance of their bargaining unit and also have governance at various levels of government depending on the industry that binds them legally to their negotiations and functioning. Originating in Great Britain, trade unions became popular in many countries during the Industrial Revolution. Trade unions may be composed of individual workers, professionals, past workers, students, apprentices or the unemployed. Trade union density, or the percentage of workers belonging to a trade union, is highest in the Nordic countries.

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  1. trade unionist

    A trade unionist is an individual who is a member or a leader of a trade union, an organization that aims to protect and advance the rights, working conditions, wages, and benefits of its members in a particular profession or industry. This person actively participates in a union's activities and often advocates for the collective interests of workers. Trade unionists might also engage in negotiations with employers regarding labor contracts, working conditions, and employee compensation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trade unionist in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trade unionist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of trade unionist in a Sentence

  1. Martin Niemller:

    In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Catholic. Then they came for me -- and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.

  2. Reverend Martin Niemoeller:

    When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.

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