unionized

adjective

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

Examples of unionized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The labor action’s abrupt, if temporary, end will force unionized researchers, teaching assistants and other academic workers back to work just as final exams begin Saturday in San Diego. Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024 Disneyland character and parade performers have been officially unionized now that federal labor officials have certified the results of a union election held in mid-May, according to the Associated Press. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024 March 5, 2024 The Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes to form the nation’s first unionized college sports program, one month after an official with the National Labor Relations Board rules that the team members are university employees. Mark Shimabukuro, New York Times, 29 May 2024 Effect on student learning Not all unionized workers have jobs with labor to withhold. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for unionized 

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Word History

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 12 Jun. 2024.

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