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

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They also were outlawed by the National Labor Relations Board with a ruling on Nov. 13, overturning an anti-union policy dating from 1948. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Another new labor measure restricts the ability of employers to hold mandatory employee meetings with anti-union messages. Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025 Darrow was in town to represent the McNamara brothers, union men accused of dynamiting the downtown building of the anti-union Los Angeles Times in October 1910 and killing 21 people. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Amazon also often posts anti-union literature at warehouses attempting to unionize, and has been accused of retaliating against or firing union leaders at specific warehouses. Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-union 

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 20 Jan. 2025.

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