antiunion
Opposing collective bargaining
Antiunion describes opposition to labor unions or their activities: antiunion legislation, an antiunion campaign.
The term typically appears in discussions of labor relations, describing employers, politicians, or policies that seek to limit union power or prevent unionization: The company's antiunion stance made organizing difficult.
Also spelled anti-union.
Cautious about altering customs
- RepublicanGOP party member
- libertarianAnti-statist political adherent
- neoliberalPro-privatization economic stance
- right-to-workVoluntary union membership policy
free-market · deregulation · privatization · austerity · trickle-down · lobbying · Taft-Hartley · anti-labor
Workers replacing union laborers
- scabsDried wound coverings
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- blacklistingFormally marking for rejection
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
coercion · surveillance · propaganda · retaliation · dismissal · threats · injunctions · decertification
Verbal clash over differences
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
backlash · picketing · boycott · strike · dissension · aggression · repression · resistance
One who employs others
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- executiveSenior organizational leader
multinational · outsourcing · downsizing · industry · business · enterprise · anti-labor · pro-business
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- RepublicanGOP party member
- libertarianAnti-statist political adherent
- neoliberalPro-privatization economic stance
right-to-work · free-market · deregulation · privatization · austerity · trickle-down · lobbying · Taft-Hartley · anti-labor · plutocracy
strikebreakers
Workers replacing union laborers
- scabsDried wound coverings
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- blacklistingFormally marking for rejection
intimidation · coercion · surveillance · propaganda · retaliation · dismissal · threats · injunctions · decertification · right-to-work
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
confrontation · backlash · picketing · boycott · strike · dissension · aggression · repression · resistance · violence
employer
One who employs others
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
executive · multinational · outsourcing · downsizing · industry · business · enterprise · anti-labor · pro-business · Walmart
antiunionprounion
Favoring workers' organizations
prolabor · unionist · organized labor · trade unionist · shop steward
union, unique, united, unity, reunion, unify, unison, unions, unification