unionize
verb (used with object)
to organize into a labor union; bring into or incorporate in a labor union.
unionise
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a variation of
unionize.
Example Sentences
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Former staff at the video games firm behind Grand Theft Auto have joined a protest rally before the opening of an employment tribunal claiming they were sacked because they tried to unionise.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The workers, who claim they lost their jobs for attempting to unionise, launched legal action against the company and applied for interim relief - meaning they would continue to be paid until the case concluded.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
Since 2021, staff at more than 370 Starbucks locations in the US have voted to unionise.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
Mr Kweku wants the government to allow fishermen to properly unionise, and says a system must be put in place so people are under contract before being sent out to work at sea.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2023
Mothers can't strike, or unionise, or make demonsterations.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 26th 1893 by Various
