unionize

English

Etymology

union +‎ -ize

Verb

unionize (third-person singular simple present unionizes, present participle unionizing, simple past and past participle unionized)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To organize workers into a union.

   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.

   She attended a teach-in to learn how to unionize her workplace.

Translations

To organize workers into a union

• French: syndiquer (fr)
• Hebrew: הִתְאַגֵּד (hit'agéd)
• Portuguese: sindicalizar (pt)
• Spanish: sindicar (es)
• Swedish: gå med i facket