unionization

[ yoon-yuh-nahy-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of bringing workers into a labor union, an organization for dealing collectively with employers:

   The decline of unionization has contributed to the rise of economic inequality in the United States over the past several decades.

2. the process of subjecting an industry, profession, or region to the regulations of one or more labor unions:

   He sees the dawning unionization of Silicon Valley as an ominous development.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unionization¹

unioniz(e) ( def ) + -ation ( def )

Related Words

• unification