unionize
verb
union·ize
ˈyün-yə-ˌnīz 
unionized; unionizing
: to organize into a labor union
: to form or join a labor union
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Workers are fighting for the right to unionize.
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The company’s workers unionized in 2024, joining the country’s largest labor group for security guards — an SEIU chapter named United Service Workers West, which also represents guards employed by Allied.
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He has been forced to defend his leadership as ticket sales have slumped, workers have pushed to unionize, and five Democratic senators held a concert there in protest.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
The company’s workers unionized in 2024, joining the country’s largest labor group for security guards — an SEIU chapter named United Service Workers West, which also represents guards employed by Allied.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
He has been forced to defend his leadership as ticket sales have slumped, workers have pushed to unionize, and five Democratic senators held a concert there in protest.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
These could include establishing legal work pathways for refugees, enforcing wage parity and labor inspections, guaranteeing freedom to unionize regardless of legal status, among others.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionize. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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