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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Union leaders said that this week’s strike is the first since nurses unionized in 1996.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
The former Starbucks on the Plaza closed in 2022, a few months after employees at the shop unionized.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
The 19-year-old watched as the company, during the store’s unionizing drive, spread misinformation about the consequences of organizing and tried to dissuade workers from supporting the cause.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Unlike at private schools, most public school teachers are unionized, and teachers unions generally back Democrats.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
The former Starbucks on the Plaza closed in 2022, a few months after employees at the shop unionized.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
The 19-year-old watched as the company, during the store’s unionizing drive, spread misinformation about the consequences of organizing and tried to dissuade workers from supporting the cause.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Unlike at private schools, most public school teachers are unionized, and teachers unions generally back Democrats.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 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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