nonunion

[non-yoon-yuhn]

adjective

1. not belonging to a labor union.

   nonunion workers.

2. not recognizing or accepting a labor union or union policy.

   a nonunion factory.

3. not manufactured by labor union workers.

4. antiunion.

noun

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

nonunion

/ nɒnˈjuːnjən /

adjective

1. not belonging or related to a trade union

   nonunion workers

2. not favouring or employing union labour

   a nonunion shop

3. not produced by union labour

   nonunion shirts

noun

1. pathol failure of broken bones or bone fragments to heal

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonunion¹

First recorded in 1860–65; non- + union

Example Sentences

As female workers entered the workforce in record numbers, the growing pool of low-skill workers faced increasing competition for jobs, most of which were now nonunion, low-wage and often part-time or temporary.

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Khanna said the party’s leaders should have praised Musk’s groundbreaking achievements in space and his leadership on electric cars, despite his nonunion stance.

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Bloomfield has become, in recent elections, the major nonunion funding source standing in opposition to the teachers union.

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As an adolescent, Chavez Rodriguez was arrested alongside her parents and sister for urging a boycott of grapes picked by nonunion workers outside a New Jersey supermarket.

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“They are trying to hire nonunion workers and pay them more, instead of just negotiating with us,” Severe said.

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