nonunion

adjective

non·​union ˌnän-ˈyün-yən 

1

: not belonging to or connected with a trade union

nonunion carpenters

2

: not recognizing or favoring trade unions or their members

3

: not produced or worked on by members of a trade union

nonunion lettuce

Examples of nonunion in a Sentence

They are cutting costs by using nonunion labor.

It's a nonunion construction firm.

Recent Examples on the Web

Locke High, located in Watts, reopened as a charter school in 2008 after a political battle between forces for and against charter schools, which are privately managed public schools, most of which are nonunion. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026

The layoffs affected 105 union and eight nonunion employees, the company said. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026

What is that except a nonunion television show? —Chris Gethard, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026

Workers at some of the remaining nonunion shops have already reached out to Wafford to talk about unionizing too. —Bryce Covert, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nonunion

• communion
• disunion
• antiunion
• union

Kids Definition

nonunion

adjective

non·​union (ˈ)nän-ˈyün-yən 

1

: not belonging to a trade union

nonunion carpenters

2

: not recognizing or favoring trade unions or their members

nonunion employers

Medical Definition

nonunion

noun

non·​union -ˈyün-yən 

: failure of the fragments of a broken bone to knit together

Legal Definition

nonunion

adjective

non·​union ˌnän-ˈyü-nyən 

1

: not belonging to or connected with a labor union

nonunion carpenters

2

: not recognizing or favoring labor unions or their members

3

: not produced or worked on by members of a labor union

nonunion lettuce