unionized

adjective

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

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The letter to Farm Rio also noted that a fair contract with unionized workers in the U.S. has not been reached. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 June 2025 During boom years, miners unionized and won concessions that propelled them into the middle class. Ben Paviour, New York Times, 19 May 2025 The state’s buses — whose unionized drivers just reached a contract agreement with NJ Transit this month — will still be running, and NJ Transit management is hoping to use them to ease the pain. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025 Most unionized workers have received 2.5% general wage hikes and a step increase for each of the past four fiscal years. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unionized

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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 10 Jun. 2025.

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