Syndicalism

Etymology

From French syndicalisme, from syndicat, “trade union,” which traces back through Latin to Greek syndikos, “advocate, one who acts for a group.” The doctrine flourished in early-twentieth-century France and Spain, especially in its “revolutionary syndicalist” form, which saw the general strike as the way to transfer industry to worker-run unions.

noun · /SIN-dih-kuh-liz-um/
A movement holding that workers, organized through trade unions, should own and directly run industry, often via the general strike.
What it names
A distinct answer to “who should control the workplace” — not the state and not owners, but the unions of the workers themselves.
Example
The dockworkers’ demand to run the port themselves owed more to old syndicalism than to any party platform.
Related idea
Socialism often looks to the state to own industry on behalf of the public; syndicalism distrusts the state and puts control directly in workers’ unions.