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
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Her rhetoric in the current campaign indicates little promise of causing serious offense to corporate interests, which will be reassured by her pledge to refuse to sign any bill repealing the state’s anti-union right-to-work law.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Ohio voters rejected Kasich’s 2011 anti-union bill at the ballot box.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Amanda Johnson, a former supervisor at the plant who started in 2023, believes her January termination was due in part to her resistance to push the company's anti-union messaging out of fear of breaking labor laws.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The bill was backed by every legislative Democrat, and its supporters have argued that the second election is an unnecessary, anti-union impediment to collective bargaining.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Ohio voters rejected Kasich’s 2011 anti-union bill at the ballot box.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Amanda Johnson, a former supervisor at the plant who started in 2023, believes her January termination was due in part to her resistance to push the company's anti-union messaging out of fear of breaking labor laws.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The bill was backed by every legislative Democrat, and its supporters have argued that the second election is an unnecessary, anti-union impediment to collective bargaining.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
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“Anti-union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-union. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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