ununionized

Lacking collective bargaining

Ununionized describes workers or a workplace not represented by a labor union: The factory remained ununionized despite organizing efforts.

The word is a curiosity because it can also be parsed as un-ionized—not converted to ions—making it one of the longest words with two entirely unrelated meanings depending on how you read it.

labor

unorganized

Lacking systematic arrangement

antiunion · worker · employee · shop · workplace · workforce · management · employer · contract

employment

freelance

Self-employed project work

self-employed · part-time · temporary · casual · precarious · at-will · hourly · exempt · nonexempt · benefits

chemistry

un-ionized

Not electrically charged

uncharged · dissociation · pH · acid · base · electrolyte · covalent · solution · aqueous · equilibrium

industry

retail

Sales to end users

technology · startups · domestic · e-commerce · warehouse · rideshare · delivery · cleaning · caregiving · meatpacking

Opposites
labor organization status

ununionizedunionized

Formed a labor collective

union · organized · organized labor · union shop · closed shop

Family

union, unions, unionize, unionized, unionizing, unionization, unionist, unionists, unionism

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G