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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Or take whether athletes at public universities are employees who can unionize.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 May 2025
Rob Forman, a member of the WGA West Board of Directors and a writer on video games such as Spider-Man 2, is among the members still talking about unionizing video game writers.
—Simon Abrams, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
This man is fighting to be seen Lacking a paycheck but dedicated to unionizing the farm labor force, in 1965, Chavez traveled across California's Imperial and San Joaquin valleys to recruit new members for the movement that would eventually become the United Farm Workers union.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
But more than three years after the first Starbucks baristas unionized in Buffalo, New York, the coffee workers have yet to reach a first collective bargaining agreement with the company.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 May 2025
Rob Forman, a member of the WGA West Board of Directors and a writer on video games such as Spider-Man 2, is among the members still talking about unionizing video game writers.
—Simon Abrams, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
This man is fighting to be seen Lacking a paycheck but dedicated to unionizing the farm labor force, in 1965, Chavez traveled across California's Imperial and San Joaquin valleys to recruit new members for the movement that would eventually become the United Farm Workers union.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
But more than three years after the first Starbucks baristas unionized in Buffalo, New York, the coffee workers have yet to reach a first collective bargaining agreement with the company.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionize. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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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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