non-union

/ˌnɒn ˈjuːniən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn ˈjuːniən/ (ame, ipa)

non-union — adjective

1. describing someone who has not joined a workers' organization, a workplace that

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing someone who has not joined a workers' organization, a workplace that does not hire such members, or things made without their labor

例句

Most of the kitchen staff at Theo's restaurant are non-union workers.

attributive: non-union + person noun (workers / staff)

Elena chose to open a non-union shop because she preferred handling wage talks directly with each employee.

collocation: non-union shop (a workplace without organized labor)

同義詞
  • non-unionized

    near-identical meaning, more common in American writing; describes both workers and workplaces

  • open-shop

    American labor term for a workplace that hires both union and non-union workers; narrower than non-union

反義詞
  • unionized

    of workers or workplaces that belong to or recognize a trade union

  • union

    used attributively as the direct opposite: union shop, union labor, union worker

文法句型

non-union + noun (worker / shop / labor / film)

用法筆記

Almost always attributive, sitting before a noun like worker, shop, labor, job, film, or goods. Rarely used after a linking verb on its own (avoid 'the workers are non-union' in formal writing; prefer 'are not in a union').

常見錯誤

❌He is a non-union of the factory.
✅He is a non-union worker at the factory.
💡non-union must modify a noun, not stand alone as a noun.
❌The bakery is non-union with its bread.
✅The bakery uses non-union labor to make its bread.
💡non-union describes who does the work or what is made, not the activity itself.