单词 | non-unionist |
释义 | non-unionistadj.n. A. adj. That does not belong to or support a trade union. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > those involved in labour relations > [noun] > non-union worker non-unionist1861 sniper1945 1861 Illustr. London News 7 Dec. 576/3 A non-unionist workman has been employed on the premises. 1895 Econ. Jrnl. 5 85 This ability of a railway company to defeat a strike..by importing non-unionist labour. 1964 Econ. Hist. Rev. 17 81 The creation of Auxiliary Lodges to enrol non-unionist sympathisers. 1994 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 27 374 Impressing upon older and non-unionist workers in the 1980s that alcohol consumption and political and trade union struggles would not go together. B. n. A person who does not belong to or support a trade union. ΚΠ 1867 Edinb. Evening Courant 12 June 5/5 A disclosure..has been made in reference to an outrage committed on a non-unionist in Sheffield. 1878 Mind 3 372 The self-interest of the non-unionist. 1914 Bulletin (Sydney) 29 Oct. 13/2 Thirty women laid hold of and court-martialled three non-unionists. 1939 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 53 545 The employer may give preference to non-unionists in hiring at any given wage. 1994 Economica 61 448 The interpretation of the adjusted union wage effect is based on a conceptual experiment in which a hypothetical non-unionist becomes a union member. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1861 |
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