unionize
verb
union·ize
ˈyün-yə-ˌnīz 
unionized; unionizing
: to organize into a labor union
: to form or join a labor union
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Workers are fighting for the right to unionize.
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She was fired in part for trying to unionize the professors there according to Kaizen.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Members of the council wanted to know if athletes were considered employees and could unionize.
—Bannack Skillen, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
The museum is the latest of many US arts institutions whose employees have unionized in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, which brought to the fore issues such as pay disparity, job precarity, and a lack of insurance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Jan. 2026
Ski patrollers elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain region have been unionizing.
—Mead Gruver, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Members of the council wanted to know if athletes were considered employees and could unionize.
—Bannack Skillen, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
The museum is the latest of many US arts institutions whose employees have unionized in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, which brought to the fore issues such as pay disparity, job precarity, and a lack of insurance.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Jan. 2026
Ski patrollers elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain region have been unionizing.
—Mead Gruver, Fortune, 9 Jan. 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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