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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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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

Mr. Mulligan fought the organizing drive, hiring an antiunion consultant, the Labor Relations Institute, to meet with his employees and urge them to vote against joining the union.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2010

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