unionized

adjective

union·​ized ˈyün-yə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce unionized (audio)
: characterized by the presence of labor unions

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Autoworkers at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis are unionized and have some protections when laid off — such as supplemental pay to cover most of the difference between unemployment benefits and their normal pay. Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025 Unions are demanding job protection from innovation including AI, but only 6% of the private sector workforce is unionized (33% in the public sector) so progress on productivity enhancement depends on the non-union private sector employers and owners’ investments in new technologies. William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 However, the majority of employees are not unionized. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 The crews are among the only workers at Off Broadway theaters who are not unionized — the actors unionized decades ago — and the crews are unionizing shop by shop. James Barron, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unionized

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First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unionized was in 1900

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“Unionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionized. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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