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Unionise (Verb)

Meaning 1

Form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • Farm workers in the area have begun efforts to unionise and demand better working conditions and wages.
  • The newly hired staff are planning to unionise in an effort to secure collective job security.
  • The airline pilots have voted to unionise and negotiate better compensation packages with the management.
  • Managers are fearing that employees will attempt to unionise in response to new changes in company policies.
  • Airport staff were inspired to unionise after seeing the success of striking workers at a nearby airport.

Synonyms

  • Organise
  • Organize
  • Unionize

Hypernyms

  • Join
  • Get Together

Related Words

  • Unionisation (noun)

Meaning 2

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".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • The company strictly forbids any external parties from unionising its workforce during working hours.
  • Farm workers were actively sought out and encouraged to unionise and fight for their rights.
  • Efforts to unionise the plant's employees had been repeatedly thwarted by its management for many years.
  • Employees from outside the city arrived in town with a goal of attempting to unionise workers from the local manufacturing industries.
  • Factory owners feared that if the employees were able to unionise, they would have the potential to gain too much bargaining power.

Synonyms

  • Unionize

Hypernyms

  • Enroll
  • Enrol
  • Recruit
  • Enter

Related Words

  • Unionisation (noun)
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