What is another word for trade unionist?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈe͡ɪd jˈuːni͡ənˌɪst] (IPA)

A trade unionist can be referred to by various synonyms, each highlighting different aspects of their work. One such term is "labour unionist", which underlines the focus on workers' rights and fair treatment. Another synonym is "union representative", which shows that they act on behalf of their fellow members to negotiate with employers and advocate for better working conditions. A third term is "union activist", which acknowledges their commitment to social justice and their involvement in collective action such as strikes or protests. A fourth term is "shop steward", referring to a union member who represents their colleagues within a specific workplace or department. All these synonyms emphasize the important role played by trade unionists in promoting workers' rights and equality in the workplace.

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What are the hyponyms for Trade unionist?

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Famous quotes with Trade unionist

  • I'm a passionate trade unionist.
    Richard Attenborough
  • The most conservative man in this world is the British trade unionist when you want to change him.
    Ernest Bevin
  • Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.
    Martin Niemoller
  • 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.
    Martin Niemller
  • In Hitler's Germany, when to be a Communist or Socialist or militant trade unionist or liberal och democrat meant arrest, the concentration camp, and often death and torture, when there was institued one of the most thoroughgoing "purges" of litterature and burning of books that the world has ever known, when Schiller's "Don Carlos", the poems of Heine and the novels of Thomas Mann were banned or burned as "subversive", the writings of Trotsky were widely translated and distributed.
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