Unionism may refer to:

Trades

Community unionism Community unionism, also known as reciprocal unionism, refers to the formation of alliances between unions and non-labour groups in order to achieve common goals. These unions seek to organize the employed, unemployed, and underemployed. They pres ...

, the ways trade unions work with community organizations *

Craft unionism Craft unionism refers to a model of trade unionism in which workers are organised based on the particular craft or trade in which they work. It contrasts with industrial unionism, in which all workers in the same industry are organized into the sa ...

, a model of trade unionism in which workers are organised based on a particular craft or trade * Dual unionism, the development of a union or political organization parallel to and within an existing labor union * Industrial unionism, a labor union organizing method in which all workers in the same industry are organized into the same union * New Unionism, a term which has been used twice in the history of the labour movement to describe moves to broaden the union agenda * Open-source unionism, a term coined by academics Richard B. Freeman and Joel Rogers to explain a possible new model for organizing workers * Social Movement Unionism, a trend of theory and practice in contemporary trade unionism *

Solidarity unionism Solidarity unionism is a model of labour organizing in which the workers themselves formulate strategy and take action against the company directly without mediation from government or paid union representatives. It is a key pillar of anarcho-synd ...

, a model of labour organizing in which the workers themselves formulate strategy and take action *The organization of workers in

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

Politics

* Preference for maintaining a

political union A political union is a type of political entity which is composed of, or created from, smaller polities, or the process which achieves this. These smaller polities are usually called federated states and federal territories in a federal govern ...

as opposed to separatism *

Unionism in Belgium In the politics of Belgium, Unionism or Union of Opposites (''union des oppositions'') is a Belgian political movement that existed from the 1820s to 1846. (In the present day, the term 'unionists' is sometimes used in a Belgian context to describ ...

Union (American Civil War) During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln. It was opposed by the secessionist Confederate States of America (CSA), informally called "the Confederacy" or "t ...

* Ittihadism, ideology of the Committee of Union and Progress in the Ottoman Empire *

Movement for the unification of Romania and Moldova The unification of Moldova and Romania is a Greater Romania, popular concept in the two countries that began in the late 1980s, during the Revolutions of 1989. The Romanian Revolution in 1989 and the independence of Moldova in 1991 further co ...

, advocates are referred to as "Unionists" * Albanian unionism *

Serbian–Montenegrin unionism Serbian–Montenegrin unionism () is a political movement which arose after the break up of former Yugoslavia. It advocates Montenegro being in a political union with Serbia. The relationship between Serbs and ethnic Montenegrins is generally i ...

Spanish unionism Spanish unionism is a term used by the Basque nationalism and Catalan independence movements to refer to the political attitude which opposes independence and favours the continuity of the Kingdom of Spain as a single united nation-state. Obse ...

United Ireland United Ireland, also referred to as Irish reunification, is the proposition that all of Ireland should be a single sovereign state. At present, the island is divided politically; the sovereign Republic of Ireland has jurisdiction over the maj ...

In the British isles

Unionism in the United Kingdom Unionism in the United Kingdom, also referred to as British unionism, is a political ideology favouring the continued unity of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as one sovereign state, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North ...

, support for the UK constituent countries remaining part of the United Kingdom state *

Unionism in Ireland Unionism is a political tradition on the island of Ireland that favours political union with Great Britain and professes loyalty to the British Crown and constitution. As the overwhelming sentiment of Ireland's Protestant minority, following ...

, support for Ireland (mainly Northern Ireland) being part of the UK, rather than a Republic of Ireland or an independent Northern Ireland *

Unionism in Scotland Unionism in Scotland () is a political movement which favours the continuation of the political union between Scotland and the other countries of the United Kingdom (England, Wales and Northern Ireland), and hence is opposed to Scottish indep ...

, support for Scotland remaining part of the UK * Unionism in England, support for England remaining part of the UK *

Unionism in Wales Unionism in Wales is the political view that supports a political union between Wales and the other countries of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland and Northern Ireland). As well as the current state of the UK, unionism may also include suppor ...

, support for Wales remaining part of the UK

Education

*The organization of students in students' unions *

Voluntary student unionism Voluntary student unionism (VSU), as it is known in Australia, or voluntary student membership (VSM), as it is known in New Zealand, is a policy under which membership of – and payment of membership fees to – university student organisations i ...

, a policy under which membership of student unions is voluntary

Religion

* Christian ecumenism, initiatives aimed at worldwide Christian unity

Trades

Politics

In the British isles

Education

Religion

See also