corporatist
KOR-puh-ruh-tist
Definition
Characterized by the organization of society into industrial and professional groups that exercise control over their respective sectors, often emphasizing cooperation between labor and management over class conflict.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'corpus,' meaning 'body,' and appearing in the early 20th century to describe economic models that emphasize coordination between functional groups rather than individual or class competition.
In the news
The article uses the term to describe a political or economic strategy where union leaders align themselves with corporate interests and state structures rather than pursuing adversarial collective bargaining. It characterizes this approach as a betrayal of the rank-and-file workers' interests.
Jacobin advises union bureaucracy on how to respond to wave of contract rejection
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