unionize

3 definitions • 6 examples

to organize workers to become members of a trade union:

They're about to launch a campaign to unionize workers at all major supermarkets in the area.

unionized employees/labour/workers

to form a labor union, or to organize workers into a labor union:

[ T ] We’re launching a campaign to unionize workers at all major discount stores in the area.

to form a trade union, or to organize workers into a trade union:

Nurses at the hospital have been trying to unionize since 2009.

Attempts to unionize the car plant have failed so far.

The local economy in LA is becoming more fragmented, with smaller companies whose workers are harder to unionize.