unionization

6 5.4

To form a group of workers to act together for better pay and working conditions

noun
/ˌjuːniənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

: sindicalización

The workers voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionization to negotiate better wages.
unionization votes
unionization rate
unionization campaign

Biden supports UAW unionization at Tesla and Toyota.

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Examples

But the boom in construction alone does not explain the dramatic rise in unionization in this sector.

Academic text (1999)
Age, sex, race, and job satisfaction did not significantly affect unionization votes.

Academic text (1995)
We have an agreement that we will not sell it to anyone who did not accept the unionization of employees.

Academic text (1996)
Why the dramatic rise in unionization in the construction industry?

Academic text (1999)
The lesson for businesses, to me, is to avoid unionization at all costs.

Blog text (1)
Job satisfaction did not influence the unionization decisions of association members.

Academic text (1995)
Or, when examining unionization, a question can be: How did people avoid being taken advantage of?

Academic text (1995)
I proposed that employees satisfied with their association would vote for unionization.

Academic text (1995)
Another factor is the future direction of labor organizations and unionization.

Academic text (1993)
Job satisfaction, age, race, and gender did not influence votes for unionization.

Academic text (1995)

Surface Forms

unionization singular

unionizations plural

Morphology

unionization = unionize (transparent) = union + ize + ation

Formed from the verb 'unionize' with the nominalizing suffix '-ation'; the meaning is directly the process/state of organizing into a union.

Etymology

The word unionization comes from union ('joining together') and the ending -ize ('to make'), and it shares the same root as unite ('make one'). So unionization is the act of workers coming together to form a union and act as one.