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- noun A person employed to prevent the
formation orexpansion oftrade unions .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The appearance of the clergy in an organizing drive appears to have the same impact on a unionbuster as waving a golden cross in the face of Dracula.
Art Levine: Dick Cheney Battles Clergy Over Employee Free Choice Act 2009
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The appearance of the clergy in an organizing drive appears to have the same impact on a unionbuster as waving a golden cross in the face of Dracula.
Art Levine: Chamber of Commerce, Unionbuster vs. Pope, Catholic Bishops on Union Rights 2009
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Divide & Conquer: The unionbuster creates opportunities and crafts persuasive messages to make employees feel that there is a tense division among staff concerning the union election.
Chicago Indymedia 2009
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The appearance of the clergy in an organizing drive appears to have the same impact on a unionbuster as waving a golden cross in the face of Dracula.
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"Jackson Lewis presents itself as a reputable" national workplace law firm, "yet under its polished veneer lies a for-profit unionbuster.
Art Levine: Chamber of Commerce, Unionbuster vs. Pope, Catholic Bishops on Union Rights 2009
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"Jackson Lewis presents itself as a reputable" national workplace law firm, "yet under its polished veneer lies a for-profit unionbuster.
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