unionization

noun

union·​i·​za·​tion ˌyün-yə-nə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the quality or state of being unionized

2

: the action of unionizing

Examples of unionization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The owners of a coffee shop facing Cheesman Park are ready to move forward with a new tenant three months after closing the concept, Secret Garden Bar & Cafe, in the midst of a unionization effort by the small staff. —Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026

Jewish Food Society, the Great Nosh’s lead organizer, did not respond to a request for comment on the Breads unionization effort. —Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026

The novel merges their long experience working crushing hours for local businesses on the cusp of unionization with the real-life saga of grocery cooperative workers fighting to earn a living wage. —Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026

Lindsay paired this strategy with a relatively blasé attitude toward the city’s continuing deindustrialization—and more broadly, de-unionization. —Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for unionization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration