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How to pronounce unionization in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms unionisation
Type of constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization
Derivation unionize


the issue underlying the strike was unionization.

Examples of unionization

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Wal-Mart faces the first serious unionization threat since its founding in 1962.
From the businessweek.com
Elsewhere, Delta Air Lines workers have voted four times to reject unionization.
From the sacbee.com
He also defended his hold as an attempt to prevent possible unionization of TSA.
From the washingtontimes.com
Re-illegalize the unionization of federal, state and local public sector workers.
From the economist.com
The bill is the latest attempt by Republicans to stop the unionization efforts.
From the freep.com
The unionization rate nationwide was down to 13% in 2011 and 17.5% in Michigan.
From the freep.com
Richter stressed that unionization will not be conducted by the Faculty Senate.
From the stltoday.com
One is abolition of workers'right to secret ballots in unionization elections.
From the sacbee.com
States with low unionization rates and a low percentage of government workers.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • Act of forming labor unions; "the issue underlying the strike was unionization"
  • (unionize) 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"
  • (unionized) nonionized: not converted into ions
  • A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English) is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. ...
  • (Un-ionized) The neutral form of an ionizable compound (such as an acid or a base).
  • (Unionized) Isaac Asimov introduced this shibboleth that distinguishes chemists from non-chemists. When reading this word aloud with no context, a chemist will pronounce it "un-ionized", whereas a non-chemist will pronounce it "union-ized".
  • The unionization rate is defined as the percentage of employees belonging to a union, and does not include those who are covered by a collective agreement but do not belong to a union.