unionize
verb
union·ize
ˈyün-yə-ˌnīz 
unionized; unionizing
: to organize into a labor union
: to form or join a labor union
Examples of unionize in a Sentence
Workers are fighting for the right to unionize.
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Why baristas are striking SWU, which first unionized in 2021, represents some 10,000 employees across 535 U.S. stores.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Federal regulators found Starbucks repeatedly violated labor laws by disciplining and firing workers involved in unionizing activity, shutting down stores and stalling contract negotiations.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Baristas at the Mass Ave location unionized in July, becoming the first Indianapolis shop to form a union.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Baristas have unionized more than 100 Starbucks stores this year, expanding a union campaign that has spread to hundreds of stores across 45 states since an initial victory three years ago at a location in Buffalo, New York, the union said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Federal regulators found Starbucks repeatedly violated labor laws by disciplining and firing workers involved in unionizing activity, shutting down stores and stalling contract negotiations.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Baristas at the Mass Ave location unionized in July, becoming the first Indianapolis shop to form a union.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Baristas have unionized more than 100 Starbucks stores this year, expanding a union campaign that has spread to hundreds of stores across 45 states since an initial victory three years ago at a location in Buffalo, New York, the union said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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unionize
verb
union·ize
ˈyün-yə-ˌnīz
unionized; unionizing
: to form into a labor union
unionization
noun
ˌyün-yə-nə-ˈzā-shən
Legal Definition
unionize
verb
union·ize
ˈyü-nyə-ˌnīz
unionized; unionizing
: to organize into a labor union
to prevent them from unionizing the employees
also
: to establish a labor union in
a unionized shop
: to form or join a labor union
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