unionized

adjective

union·​ized ˈyün-yə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce unionized (audio)
: characterized by the presence of labor unions

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Mobilization by unionized federal workers and the courts eventually put an end to Nixon’s efforts. Ryan Larochelle / Made By History, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025 And like it or not, many unionized workers voted for him. John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025 Dozens of unionized workers at the Arbor Lodge New Seasons have been on strike since last week in an effort to reinstate a cashier, who the union believes was unjustly fired after assisting another coworker while on a break. Meira Gebel, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 Last fall, unionized workers at Boeing voted down a tentative deal its union leadership had reached with the aircraft maker and started a strike that lasted two months. Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unionized

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unionized was in 1900

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“Unionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionized. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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