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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With the first Trump NLRB taking a more anti-union approach, experts are anticipating the next administration to be similarly anti-union, but this time around, more graduate student unions are better prepared to handle whatever is thrown their way. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 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 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 10 Feb. 2025.

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