UNIONIZE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

unionize

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Definition of unionize

as in to organize

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Recent Examples of unionize 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 Peterson said the nurses decided to unionize because of problems including short staffing and supply shortages. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Union representation The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 allowed government workers to unionize. — The Conversation, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 The faculty opted to unionize last year, with 77 percent voting in May in favor of joining the United Auto Workers. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unionize

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The team’s last-second win over the Philadelphia Eagles last week in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was organized and operated by the NFL, part of the league’s more standard rotation of all teams playing overseas.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Workers are organizing at manufacturing plants, in newsrooms, in technology, in hospitals, on college campuses, and construction sites.

— Liz Shuler, Time, 15 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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