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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Management voluntarily recognized that group after an independent arbitrator verified that a majority supported unionizing through a card check.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
Winning documentary Union about the landmark fight to unionize an Amazon plant, directed by Brett Story and Stephen Maing, will gross $16.2k after adding week-two engagements in Los Angeles, Seattle, Cleveland Chicago and Austin for a total of 7 screens.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
Workers said uncertainty about job security, a lack of transparency about administrative decisions and concerns about the bank’s internal checks on misconduct led them to try to unionize.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Litigation regarding the rights of players to unionize and potentially be considered employees remains unsettled.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
Winning documentary Union about the landmark fight to unionize an Amazon plant, directed by Brett Story and Stephen Maing, will gross $16.2k after adding week-two engagements in Los Angeles, Seattle, Cleveland Chicago and Austin for a total of 7 screens.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
Workers said uncertainty about job security, a lack of transparency about administrative decisions and concerns about the bank’s internal checks on misconduct led them to try to unionize.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Litigation regarding the rights of players to unionize and potentially be considered employees remains unsettled.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 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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