unionize
(verb)
verb
1. recruit for a union or organize into a union
- We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers
Similar word(s): unionise
Definition categories: social, enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit
2. form or join a union
- The auto workers decided to unionize
Similar word(s): organise, organize, unionise
Definition categories: social, join
Sentences with unionize as a verb:
- The company laid off all the workers when they tried to unionize.
- My uncle got roughed up by some corporate thugs after they caught him trying to unionize their workers.