单词 | business unionism |
释义 | > as lemmasbusiness unionism business unionism n. originally and chiefly U.S. a form of trade unionism that is organized or run on business lines, esp. one that seeks material advantages for union members, as opposed to seeking social reform or change. ΚΠ 1904 McClure's Mag. Feb. 368/1 Such business unionism as that now practised gives rise to new and exceedingly serious problems. 1961 Jrnl. Confl. Resol. 5 349/1 Struggles engaged in by business unionism, given its limited goals, provide for the contending parties an opportunity for settlement. 2011 F. Barchiesi Precarious Liberation vi. 240 Members become cynical and disillusioned toward activism and apathetic toward participation in union activities, preferring instead a ‘business unionism’ focused on concrete deliverables. < as lemmas |
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