Antilaborist

/ˌæntiˈleɪbəɹɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who opposes labor unions or organized workers' movements.

Etymology

From antilabor + -ist (one who practices or believes in). The suffix -ist creates a noun for a person holding a particular belief.

Kelly Says

In the Gilded Age, antilaborists controlled factories and governments, making it literally illegal to unionize. Today's political debates still echo these 150-year-old battles.

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