nonunion

American  

[non-yoon-yuhn] / nɒnˈyun yən /

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.

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noun

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

nonunion British  

/ 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

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of nonunion

First recorded in 1860–65; non- + union

Example Sentences

The layoffs will reduce Verizon’s labor expenses for nonunion employees by about 20%, the person said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

But in nonunion workplaces, A.I.-driven pay differences could stop organizing efforts in their tracks.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2024

Since then, despite union picketing, their work has been performed by managers and by nonunion firefighters from other Boeing sites.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

In April, workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee voted to join the union, the first large nonunion auto plant in the South to do so.

From New York Times • May 18, 2024

There seemed to be plenty of unemployed nonunion carpenters willing to step in for the absent strikers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson