anti-union

adjective

an·​ti-union ˌan-tē-ˈyün-yən How to pronounce anti-union (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or less commonly antiunion
: opposed to or hostile toward labor unions
an anti-union environment
anti-union sentiment
anti-union policies

Examples of anti-union in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In an anti-union campaign, General Electric sent Reagan, the firm’s likable face, on a stream of plant visits from 1954 to 1962. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 Corporations spend nearly a half-billion dollars a year on anti-union consultants to defeat workers’ organizing efforts. Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2024 That additional time affords greater opportunity for anti-union employers to dissuade workers. Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024 Workers shared that anti-union consultants passed out materials explicitly encouraging workers to 'vote no' in a union election. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-union 

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Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-union was in 1866

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“Anti-union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-union. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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