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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Ski patrollers elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain region have been unionizing.
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Mead Gruver, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Also, staff there voted in April 2025 to unionize as part of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, joining a recent wave of labor organizing at Chicago-area museums.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The PAs on Abbott recently unanimously voted to unionize.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Her other high-profile bills include requiring employers to disclose pay ranges in job ads and allowing child-care workers to unionize.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
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Mead Gruver, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Also, staff there voted in April 2025 to unionize as part of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, joining a recent wave of labor organizing at Chicago-area museums.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The PAs on Abbott recently unanimously voted to unionize.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Her other high-profile bills include requiring employers to disclose pay ranges in job ads and allowing child-care workers to unionize.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionize. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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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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