unionize

Etymology

union + -ize

verb

  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.

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