trade unionism
noun [ U ] UK uk/-ɪ.zəm/ us(US labor unionism)
工会主义;工会制度
the beliefs, policies, and practices of trade unions (= organizations that represent the people who work in a particular industry)
She had endless energy for politics and trade unionism. 她对政治和工会主义有无穷的精力。
Trade unionism is based on the belief that we all work better when we work together. 工会主义是基于这样的信念：当我们一起努力时，我们都会工作得更好。
See: trade union
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- He has little to say about the militant trade unionism of the Seventies.
- After their marriage they began a joint life of service to socialism and trade unionism.
- The period since 1979 has been a traumatic one for British trade unionism.