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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Staffers at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on December 15 and 16 voted to unionize under the auspices of AFSCME Cultural Workers United District Council 36, with 96 percent casting their electronic ballots in favor of doing so.
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News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2025
Safety concerns were a driving factor in worker efforts to unionize the plant with the UAW.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
The non-statutory labor exemption can’t apply in college football because the athletes are, for now at least, not recognized as employees and under labor law only employees can unionize.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The two locations that have closed in Indiana — one on Highway 41 in Schererville and one on North State Road 9 in Greenfield — were not unionized.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2025
Safety concerns were a driving factor in worker efforts to unionize the plant with the UAW.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
The non-statutory labor exemption can’t apply in college football because the athletes are, for now at least, not recognized as employees and under labor law only employees can unionize.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The two locations that have closed in Indiana — one on Highway 41 in Schererville and one on North State Road 9 in Greenfield — were not unionized.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unionize
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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionize. Accessed 24 Dec. 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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