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.
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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
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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
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“Nonunion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonunion. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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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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