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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Adjunct and other non-tenure-track faculty won a vote at USC to unionize with United Auto Workers.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The Viking workers, who are unionized, were informed Tuesday of last week that as the county transitions to a new security contract with GardaWorld, they would not be included.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
Those include the Attica uprising in 1971, attempts to unionize incarcerated workers and prison labor strikes.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Other California stores to unionize are in Berkeley and Santa Cruz.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The Viking workers, who are unionized, were informed Tuesday of last week that as the county transitions to a new security contract with GardaWorld, they would not be included.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
Those include the Attica uprising in 1971, attempts to unionize incarcerated workers and prison labor strikes.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Other California stores to unionize are in Berkeley and Santa Cruz.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionize. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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