nonunion

[ non-yoon-yuhn ]

/ nɒnˈyun yən /

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adjective

not belonging to a labor union: nonunion workers.

not recognizing or accepting a labor union or union policy: a nonunion factory.

not manufactured by labor union workers.

antiunion.

noun

Medicine/Medical. failure of a broken bone to heal.

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Origin of nonunion

First recorded in 1860–65; non- + union

Words nearby nonunion

nontraditional, nontransitive, nontrivial, non troppo, non-U, nonunion, nonunionism, nonunion shop, nonuple, nonuser, nonvascular plant

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How to use nonunion in a sentence

Disney’s move came several weeks after it announced a vaccine mandate for all salaried and nonunion hourly employees in the United States.
Companies move to mandate coronavirus shots as FDA grants full approval to Pfizer vaccine|Jena McGregor|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
That would give them the ability to collectively bargain for a contract, as well as provide job-security protections that nonunion workers don’t have.
Six things to know about the latest efforts to bring unions to Big Tech|Gerrit De Vynck, Nitasha Tiku, Jay Greene|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
Remaining nonunion is essential for survival for most of our companies.
Six things to know about the latest efforts to bring unions to Big Tech|Gerrit De Vynck, Nitasha Tiku, Jay Greene|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
In February, the Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General faulted the agency for failing to recruit and retain nonunion workers.
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.|by Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy|September 18, 2020|ProPublica

The implication was clear: nonunion teachers would not have acted the same way.
Campbell Brown: Keep Newtown Off the Culture War Battlefield|Campbell Brown|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The nonunion engineer is not only tolerated but is even on occasion made the beneficiary of the activities of the union.
The Armies of Labor|Samuel P. Orth

British Dictionary definitions for nonunion

nonunion

/ (nɒnˈjuːnjən) /

adjective

not belonging or related to a trade unionnonunion workers

not favouring or employing union laboura nonunion shop

not produced by union labournonunion shirts

noun

pathol failure of broken bones or bone fragments to heal

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