syndicalism
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- noun
- /ˈsɪndɪkəlɪzəm/
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sindicalismo
- Many activists believe that syndicalism can empower workers to challenge oppressive labor practices effectively.
Examples
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The workers' movement organized around syndicalism aimed to achieve change through strikes and direct action.
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Anarcho-syndicalism is a way of preserving freedom.
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The period of 1917-1919 was apparently the apogee of militant syndicalism.
Academic text (1992) -
Whitney was convicted under the latter section even though she did not formally belong to an organization advocating syndicalism.
Academic text (2009) -
His thesis is that the fascist ideology emerged partly from the French revolutionary far-left, notably Georges Sorel's Revolutionary syndicalism.
Blog text (24) -
During the early twentieth century, syndicalism gained popularity as labor unions began to advocate for workers' rights.
Synonyms
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An organized group of workers and unions trying to get better pay and conditions
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5.3
Support for workers joining unions to improve pay and working conditions
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The idea and practice of workers forming groups to protect rights at work
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An organized effort by workers to improve pay and working conditions
Support for political ideas that help workers and unions
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Etymology
Syndicalism comes from the French word syndicat, meaning 'trade union', and from syndic, a person chosen as a 'representative'. So syndicalism is the idea of workers acting together through unions to run industries and shape government.