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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By early 2026, more than 650 Starbucks stores across 45 states had unionized.
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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
Nurses at Rush University Medical Center are working to unionize — a move that would make Rush one of the largest Chicago hospitals with a nurses union.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Wimberley was endorsed in Tuesday’s race by the Independence chapter of the National Education Association, under which Independence teachers are unionized.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
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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
Nurses at Rush University Medical Center are working to unionize — a move that would make Rush one of the largest Chicago hospitals with a nurses union.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Wimberley was endorsed in Tuesday’s race by the Independence chapter of the National Education Association, under which Independence teachers are unionized.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionize. Accessed 16 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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