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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Atlantic crew members had voted unanimously to unionize with IATSE in February 2024, amid a larger push from Off-Broadway workers.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
The Atlantic’s crew voted nearly unanimously to unionize with IATSE in February 2024.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
This agreement comes after an intense organizing effort that saw a supermajority of production workers vote to unionize in February 2023.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Some customers stopped going to Starbucks because of high prices for drinks and long wait times, and hundreds of its stores have voted to unionize in protest of pay, benefits and working conditions.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
The Atlantic’s crew voted nearly unanimously to unionize with IATSE in February 2024.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
This agreement comes after an intense organizing effort that saw a supermajority of production workers vote to unionize in February 2023.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Some customers stopped going to Starbucks because of high prices for drinks and long wait times, and hundreds of its stores have voted to unionize in protest of pay, benefits and working conditions.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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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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