variants
or less commonly antilabor
: opposed to or hostile toward the interests and aims of labor organizations
anti-labor laws
Examples of anti-labor in a Sentence
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Biden has nominated her to another term, but the Senate hasn’t yet acted — and recently, even with its narrow Democratic majority, has shown itself to be willing to take an anti-labor stance, such as when Big Business challenges nominees to the Department of Labor.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
That would be a sad reason for Republicans to fumble their anti-labor strategy, but the fumble itself is still a fortunate outcome for anyone who cares about labor rights.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
Hollywood actor and longtime political activist Martin Sheen is set to become the face of the U.S. anti-labor trafficking movement.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2023
The nationwide anti-labor hysteria that followed set the campaign back, but only temporarily.
—Fred Turner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
In 2011, the state’s Supreme Court, overruling a lower court’s order, upheld Act 10, Walker’s signature anti-labor law, which all but eliminated collective-bargaining rights for public employees in Wisconsin.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
The bill fell short, which may explain the famously anti-labor Republican senators’ willingness to support it.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
Su squeaked by on Senate confirmation last time, but since then anti-labor Democrats Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly, and Joe Manchin have gotten bolder in bucking their party.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
That would be a sad reason for Republicans to fumble their anti-labor strategy, but the fumble itself is still a fortunate outcome for anyone who cares about labor rights.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
Hollywood actor and longtime political activist Martin Sheen is set to become the face of the U.S. anti-labor trafficking movement.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2023
The nationwide anti-labor hysteria that followed set the campaign back, but only temporarily.
—Fred Turner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
In 2011, the state’s Supreme Court, overruling a lower court’s order, upheld Act 10, Walker’s signature anti-labor law, which all but eliminated collective-bargaining rights for public employees in Wisconsin.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
The bill fell short, which may explain the famously anti-labor Republican senators’ willingness to support it.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
Su squeaked by on Senate confirmation last time, but since then anti-labor Democrats Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly, and Joe Manchin have gotten bolder in bucking their party.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Anti-labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-labor. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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