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nonunion

[ non-yoon-yuhn ]

adjective

  1. not belonging to a labor union:

    nonunion workers.

  2. not recognizing or accepting a labor union or union policy:

    a nonunion factory.

  3. not manufactured by labor union workers.


noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. failure of a broken bone to heal.

nonunion

/ ɒˈːə /

adjective

  1. not belonging or related to a trade union

    nonunion workers

  2. not favouring or employing union labour

    a nonunion shop

  3. not produced by union labour

    nonunion shirts

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. pathol failure of broken bones or bone fragments to heal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nonunion1

First recorded in 1860–65; non- + union
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Khanna said the party’s leaders should have praised Musk’s groundbreaking achievements in space and his leadership on electric cars, despite his nonunion stance.

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Bloomfield has become, in recent elections, the major nonunion funding source standing in opposition to the teachers union.

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As an adolescent, Chavez Rodriguez was arrested alongside her parents and sister for urging a boycott of grapes picked by nonunion workers outside a New Jersey supermarket.

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“They are trying to hire nonunion workers and pay them more, instead of just negotiating with us,” Severe said.

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Since the union firefighters have been locked out, their work has been performed by managers and by nonunion firefighters from other Boeing sites.

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