unionize

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Recent Examples of unionize Nearly 10,000 attending doctors in the University of California system have announced their effort to unionize at a Thursday news conference outside the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 However, a lawsuit filed in late 2018 by Evans Hotels claimed that escalating demands by organized labor to unionize Evans’ Bahia resort on Mission Bay played a key role in killing a deal. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026 Workers at Kings Road Merch—which acts as a supplier for punk luminaries including Rancid, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys, and Converge—had unanimously voted to unionize on May 11 this year, citing pay discrepancies and unfair contracts. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026 The restaurant’s cliff divers, magicians, puppeteers and roving performers have been bargaining with management for more than a year, after officially voting to unionize in November 2024. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unionize
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  • That win did not sit well with labor leaders throughout the country, who had hoped to expand upon their already-vast California union ranks through organizing rideshare drivers.
    Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Gone are the days of wrestling an overstuffed suitcase—my compression packing cubes help maximize every inch of space and keep everything organized.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • In the meantime, the companies could collaborate on incident investigation, come up with industrywide safety standards and regulate themselves before governments do, Corridor's Stamos said.
    Huo Jingnan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Olivia Rodrigo has collaborated with LEGO on five new building sets, including minifigures of the singer, based on the the Grammy-winning artist’s music.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unionize. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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