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antiunion

American  
[an-tee-yoon-yuhn, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈjun jən, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

  1. opposed to trade unions or unionism.


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Etymology

Origin of antiunion

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; anti- + union

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The staunchly antiunion Ford also hoped it would head off attempts at labor organizing.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

The company has said repeatedly that all claims against it of antiunion activity are “categorically false.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2023

He was being shown around by a pro-labor City Council member named Arthur Houghton; the antiunion Times despised him, of course, and mocked him as “Spook Howton,” because he had supposedly conducted séances.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2022

He said that labor unions get mired in self-preservation but that he’s not antiunion per se.

From New York Times Jan. 6, 2011

The antiunion coalfields of West Virginia came close to the feudal systems of the Middle Ages, where the lower classes worked for landowners and remained indebted to them for life.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

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