unionize

verb

Definition of unionizenext
as in to organize

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Recent Examples of unionize She’s worked with a lot of different people, like helping to unionize Amazon in New York. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2026 Oregon State University, fighting an effort by members of its women’s basketball team to unionize through the Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB), is trying to argue that athletics is much less influential at OSU than at other schools. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Regan then offered to call off the measure if CPCA agreed to support the union’s efforts to unionize 25,000 industry workers, the lawsuit states. — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Union representation The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 allowed government workers to unionize. — The Conversation, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unionize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unionize
  1. organize
  2. collaborate
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  • Ebola is changing how African governments organize their response, Kaseya said, with Nigeria’s case prompting stronger solidarity across the continent.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The concierge can also organize hydroplane trips across Lake Como, a private dinner behind closed doors beneath Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, and a day of personal shopping in Italy’s fashion capital.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Artcraft is also working with the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, which began collaborating with Mockoski and Harris in 2025 on restorations from Paramount’s silent-era library.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Southern Company, Idaho National Laboratory and CORE POWER are collaborating on the project through the department’s Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unionize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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