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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More than one hundred employees at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) on May 13 announced their intent to unionize in a letter delivered by organizers to museum director and CEO Scott Stulen, the Seattle Times reports.
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News Desk, Artforum, 18 May 2026
The workers voted in May 2025 to unionize and join nurse colleagues already represented by PASNAP.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Security staff, who went previously unionized as SAM VSO (short for Visitors Services Officers), an independent labor body, will not be part of the new union.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
Environmental services workers are unionized in many hospital systems.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 18 May 2026
The workers voted in May 2025 to unionize and join nurse colleagues already represented by PASNAP.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Security staff, who went previously unionized as SAM VSO (short for Visitors Services Officers), an independent labor body, will not be part of the new union.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
Environmental services workers are unionized in many hospital systems.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionize. Accessed 21 May. 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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