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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There are hurdles to that arrangement, including that some athletes are enrolled at public universities in states where public university employees are restricted from unionizing.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2026
At the time, former Real Housewives of New York City cast member Bethenny Frankel was calling for reality TV personalities to unionize in hopes of more protections for the stars of these popular shows.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
By early 2026, more than 650 Starbucks stores across 45 states had unionized.
—Nick El Hajj, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Scheiber reported on roughly 400 primary care doctors at Allina, a major Minnesota health care system, who unionized in 2023—the largest group of private-sector physicians to do so in modern memory.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2026
At the time, former Real Housewives of New York City cast member Bethenny Frankel was calling for reality TV personalities to unionize in hopes of more protections for the stars of these popular shows.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
By early 2026, more than 650 Starbucks stores across 45 states had unionized.
—Nick El Hajj, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Scheiber reported on roughly 400 primary care doctors at Allina, a major Minnesota health care system, who unionized in 2023—the largest group of private-sector physicians to do so in modern memory.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 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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