anti-union
adjective
an·ti-union
ˌan-tē-ˈyün-yən 
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
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This is the Deep South, after all, where anti-union attitudes are enshrined in state constitutions.
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Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
Michael Hiltzik: The UAW sends a lightning bolt into anti-union states with a huge victory at a VW plant.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
But union membership had shrunk to just 10 percent by 2022, largely thanks to a concerted anti-union strategy by much of the corporate sector, aided and abetted by a conservative, pro-business legal movement and the Republican Party.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
These anti-union ads are an attempt to combat the new legislation and blunt recent organizing wins.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
Aggressively anti-union, McNerney sited a new 787 assembly line in nonunion South Carolina.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
These days, White wears an anti-union sticker on his shirt and carries extras to hand out to whoever wants one.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Though an agreement was reached, the conduct of PRO and MLS during negotiations, some of which were considered anti-union by the PSRA, left a sour taste.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Labor advocates and Democrats circulated a 2015 post from X, previously called Twitter, in which Hawley celebrated the legislative passage of an anti-union bill that forbids mandatory union membership.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
Michael Hiltzik: The UAW sends a lightning bolt into anti-union states with a huge victory at a VW plant.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
But union membership had shrunk to just 10 percent by 2022, largely thanks to a concerted anti-union strategy by much of the corporate sector, aided and abetted by a conservative, pro-business legal movement and the Republican Party.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
These anti-union ads are an attempt to combat the new legislation and blunt recent organizing wins.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
Aggressively anti-union, McNerney sited a new 787 assembly line in nonunion South Carolina.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
These days, White wears an anti-union sticker on his shirt and carries extras to hand out to whoever wants one.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Though an agreement was reached, the conduct of PRO and MLS during negotiations, some of which were considered anti-union by the PSRA, left a sour taste.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Labor advocates and Democrats circulated a 2015 post from X, previously called Twitter, in which Hawley celebrated the legislative passage of an anti-union bill that forbids mandatory union membership.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Anti-union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-union. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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