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antiunion

American  
[an-tee-yoon-yuhn, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈyun yən, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

  1. opposed to trade unions or unionism.


Other Word Forms

  • antiunionism noun
  • antiunionist noun

Etymology

Origin of antiunion

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

Example Sentences

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That report, a third-party assessment of the company’s labor practices that shareholders requested in March against the company’s recommendation, found no evidence of an “antiunion playbook” suggesting “surreptitious means of interfering with employees’ freedom to choose.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times

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

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 Literature

Fannie was arrested for defying the antiunion injunction, but the judge let her off with a warning.

From Literature