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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
But last year's strike against Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Stellantis, owner of Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat, and the contracts that followed helped generate momentum for a new push to expand unionization at nonunion auto plants.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2024
Nelson believes that unions are in a stronger place now, even in the largely nonunion South, where the United Auto Workers won an election last week at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee.
—David Koenig, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Part of that success from the strikes against the Ford Motor Co., GM and Stellantis, owner of Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat, helped invigorate an organizing push across the many nonunion auto plants in the United States.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024
The outcome will determine whether the board majority will be more or less supportive of charters, which are privately managed, mostly nonunion public schools.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Successfully negotiating union contracts at the company, an iconic brand in a largely nonunion industry that under Schultz had become a poster child for resisting organizing, could help galvanize many more campaigns.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
The candidates can also offer nonunion workers an equal opportunity to participate in federal advisory committees, such as the Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy, currently composed exclusively of union leaders advocating for their members’ interests.
—Desirée Leclercq, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
The utility offered buyouts to 4,900 nonunion employees in May, and it was reported that about 400 employees accepted the offer.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
New members could flip the board’s ideology — from one that wants to rein in charter schools to one that supports these independent and mostly nonunion public schools.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near nonunion
Cite this Entry
“Nonunion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonunion. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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
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