You are right. The Luddites were protesting for higher wages and higher quality production, but the derogatory definition is commonly understood and has made its way into dictionaries.
I will likely continue to use the derogatory meaning.
I just haven't found a synonym that also implies being from a previous century.
The Albertan mythos of "oil only" has held this province back economically and socially for decades.
Sadly, the UCP seem quite happy with that.