How to Use union in a Sentence

union

1 of 2 noun
  • She joined the teachers' union.
  • An embryo is created through the union of sperm and egg.
  • As did some of my own union’s members.
    — John Vukmirovich, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • Browne was forced to resign from the union.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t even worry about union fees.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Here's what to know about which unions have lasted.
    — Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But the union is not wrong to call this a cop-out, either.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • State workers and their unions have vowed to keep up the fight this year.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The unions said Friday that talks stalled.
    — John Dias, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • The Basement’s union was formed two years ago.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Any graft unions on the tree’s trunk should also be well above the soil line.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The union did not hold back in its criticism.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Teachers unions say the cuts will drain schools of money.
    — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The union has filed a grievance over the matter.
    — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The union did not disclose the length of the contract.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There are common issues that the unions share.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Unions that back the wrong horse in a primary can get frozen out.
    — Heather Merrick, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
  • The union has opposed the concept for decades.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The union argues that teams today just don’t want to spend.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Wishing these two a blissful union ahead.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And the union doesn’t appear willing to change that stance.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Of course the actors’ union has opinions.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Illston appeared to agree with the unions.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Why doesn’t the district meet the union’s demands?
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The unions are not going anywhere.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • These are all public sector unions.
    — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This week, the state of the union was stated (but not uniting) at length.
    — Holly J. Morris, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But, like the weight-loss drug, the issue was not bargained with unions.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In all cases, the union declined.
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Read the union’s full statement below.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025

union

2 of 2 adjective
  • The site is a non-union location and there are no bumping rights.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The industry has long been fraught with challenges for the non-union workforce.
    — Binghui Huang, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2022
  • For Biden, those goals were spending, bailouts, tariffs, and pro-union policies.
    — Jessica Riedl, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The case could decide the fate of a pro-union law dating back to the era of César Chávez.
    — Brian McGill, WSJ, 7 June 2021
  • The non-union deputies terminated are Capt.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Boeing has used non-union workers to limit the effects of the work stoppage.
    — Reuters 20 Min Ago, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Scabs refers to non-union employees who were brought in to work as replacements for the workers on strike.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2022
  • So far, its efforts have fizzled amid concerns about traffic and lower-wage, non-union jobs.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Passing a pro-union bill that creates troubling safety incentives is not the way to do that.
    — The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2023
  • For Asians, non-union male workers make $230 a week more than unionized workers.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Chicago Democrats touted the state’s pro-union stance and its deep base of political donors.
    — Greg Bluestein The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Under the surface, both unions suffered from a growing anti-union climate.
    — Peter Labuza, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Amazon countered with the full force of its anti-union apparatus.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The deal does not include non-union employees and state legislators.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, courant.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The number of non-union Starbucks locations dwarfs the number of unionized ones.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Earlier in the campaign, Lasry released a pro-union blueprint to raise wages.
    — Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2022
  • This is a rare first national tour that does not use Equity actors and goes straight to non-union performers.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
  • With large numbers of people leaving who’ve climbed to the top of the salary ladder, money could be freed up to improve pay for non-union managers.
    — Jon Lender, courant.com, 29 May 2021
  • Instead, the pros said, the main sources of non-union jobs are music videos, documentaries and extremely low-budget films.
    — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Wesley told him that anti-union workers were spreading false rumors that Smalls had bought her a Mercedes.
    — Greg Jaffe, Washington Post, 12 June 2022
  • Biden, a Democrat, has described himself as the most pro-union president in history.
    — Reuters, CNN, 23 May 2022
  • Delta and SkyWest also offer boarding pay to their non-union flight attendants.
    — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In the longer term, Amazon may be betting that some pro-union employees will move on to other jobs, Christman said.
    — NBC News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Later, the staff discovered that non-union members were receiving the incentive pay but union members were not.
    — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The vote is notable considering the company’s anti-union stance.
    — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
  • After six years, Sophie took a non-union job as a project accountant in the construction industry.
    — Whizy Kim, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2022
  • In the non-union jobs, there was arbitrary discipline, pay cuts, and termination of long-term workers, where in the union shop, those things were rare.
    — Jim Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Joining a union too early can restrict access to non-union work as well — but joining too late can also mean missing benefits that keep you in the game longterm.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Disney announced last month that all non-union hourly and salaried employees would be required to receive the vaccine within 60 days.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2021
  • And 9% of union workers reported having a second job, compared to 22% of non-union workers.
    — JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 19 Nov. 2025

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