unionizeverb [ T ]
UK usually unionise uk/ˈjuː.njə.naɪz/us/ˈjuː.njə.naɪz/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
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Industrial relations
- arbitrate
- arbitration
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- closed shop
- collective bargaining
- convenor
- flying picket
- free collective bargaining
- guild
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- labor union
- labour relations
- local
- non-union
- shop steward
- student union
- the TUC
- trade union
- union
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unionization
noun [ U ] UK usually unionisation uk/ˌjuː.njə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌjuː.njə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/