non·un·ion

(nŏn-yo͞on′yən)

adj.

1. Not belonging to a labor union: nonunion plumbers.

2. Not recognizing or dealing with a labor union or employing union members: a nonunion shop.

The failure of a fractured bone to heal normally.

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nonunion

(nɒnˈjuːnjən)

adj

1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) not belonging or related to a trade union: nonunion workers.

2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) not favouring or employing union labour: a nonunion shop.

3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) not produced by union labour: nonunion shirts.

(Pathology) pathol failure of broken bones or bone fragments to heal

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non•un•ion

(nɒnˈyun yən)

adj.

1. not belonging to a labor union.

2. not recognizing or accepting labor unions: a nonunion factory.

3. not produced by union workers.

[1860–65]

non•un′ion•ist, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

nonunion - not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union; "nonunion carpenters"; "a nonunion contractor"

union - of trade unions; "the union movement"; "union negotiations"; "a union-shop clause in the contract"

Translations

nonunion

[ˌnɒnˈjuːnjən] adj (workers, labour) → non appartenente al sindacato

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nonunion

adj (ortho) no consolidado; — fracture pseudoartrosis or seudoartrosis f (form), fractura no consolidada, fractura que no ha sanado

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There were many nonunion men among the Lithuanians, and with these he would labor and wrestle in prayer, trying to show them the right.

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The contractors, evidently prepared for such happening, immediately filled the places of the concrete men with nonunion Italians.

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The treatment of non-unions using the Ilizarov method depends on the type of nonunion, namely hypertrophic and atrophic.

Outcome of complex non-unions of femoral fractures managed with Ilizarov method of distraction osteogenesis

The average LEFS among patients with union and nonunion was 73.27 and 29.5 respectively (Chart 2.).

ANALYSIS OF SUPRACUTANEOUS LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE IN COMPOUND DISTAL METAPHYSEAL FRACTURES OF TIBIA--A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Tried in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the court ruled that the mandate violates competitive bidding laws and discriminates against nonunion contractors--in a state where less than a quarter of the construction workforce is unionized.

Court frowns on Pennsylvania project labor agreement mandate

Hudson County Community College has adopted a resolution to pay all nonunion employees including part-time workers at least $15 per hour.Hudson County Community College has adopted a resolution to pay all nonunion employees including part-time workers at least $15 per hour.

HCCC approves 15 minimum wage for nonunion employees

But Flaugher refused to turn over records for the six nonunion employees working at Veterans.

Judge sides with contractor who fought union fund's suit seeking employee records

One surprising result the researchers found was that patients in the middle decades of life, particularly women aged 30-49, seemed to be at increased risk of nonunion.

Cigarette smoking affects bone healing

It boils down to whether the government, as an employer, can require nonunion workers to contribute to the union.

What Janus means for teachers unions: The Supreme Court will soon issue a ruling on whether public employees, including teachers, can be required to pay union fees

Scaphoid nonunion terminology with regard to chronicity is important to defne since it leads to alterations in treatment decisions.

Scaphoid Nonunions

One year after surgery, she was readmitted to the hospital, due to a nonunion appearing on the X-rays.

Nonunion Humerous Fracture Infection Caused by Rhizobium radiobacter in a 24-Year-Old Healthy Patient: A Rare Case Report

While it is assumed that opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy has a higher rate of nonunion compared to closed-wedge HTO [2], an equivalent risk of infection and nonunion exists for both techniques [3-5].

Management of an Infected Nonunion of an Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with 2-Stage Implantation of Rotating Hinge Knee Prosthesis