The machinists, the most militant union at United, refused.
A number of the less militant unions dropped out of the federation.
But several of the more militant unions are still calling for mass demonstrations this Monday and on May 25 to protest the proposals.
Union welfare primarily existed in seasonal work with militant unions, like dock-working.
During the 1960s a number of militant unions became locked in contests with governments and employers.
With the most militant unions suppressed, labor rights declined.
According to De Leonist theory, militant industrial unions are the vehicle of class struggle.
Strikes and militant unions emerged as economic forces to be dealt with.
With new leadership, you could imagine a more aggressive, more militant union.
It should be a bunch of single-minded militant unions that get the decide government policy!