unionization
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of unionization
Example Sentences
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The authors want healthy food to be affordable, and they also want more unionization to boost industry wages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Mr. Scheiber’s book is useful as a guide to unionization activities among recent college graduates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The move kick-starts a long-simmering unionization effort that comes amid scrutiny of the electric utility for potential mishandling of the devastating Eaton fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
This has significant implications for wages, working conditions and unionization.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025
The next day, a shaken Oppie buttonholed Kamen at the lab and revealed that he had just reported the unionization meeting to Ernest, who “blew a gasket.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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