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Thesaurus search results for 'UNIONISM': 2 results found.
COMMUNITY UNIONISM (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Organizing among workers with multiple employers/workplaces through workers' centres/associations, sometimes in alliance with unions; self-organizing focusing on politicization and social justice.
UNIONISM (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: A commitment to the collective organization of workers into unions and to the defence of union protection. Minimally seeks to improve working conditions and pay (e.g., business unionism or social unionism).
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