unionise

/'ju:njənaiz/ Cách viết khác : (unionise) /'ju:njənaiz/
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Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To organize workers into a labor union.
    • To cause a group of workers to form or join a union.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To become organized into a labor union.
    • To join or form a union.
Usage
  • Transitive verb: The object is the group of workers being organized.
    • The new law made it easier to unionise factory employees.
  • Intransitive verb: The subject is the group of workers organizing themselves.
    • The staff voted to unionise to negotiate for better pay.
Examples
  • Transitive usage:
    • The campaign aimed to unionise the entire fast-food industry in the city.
    • Management was accused of using illegal tactics to prevent workers from being unionised.
  • Intransitive usage:
    • After the pay cut, the technicians decided to unionise.
    • The sector is difficult to unionise due to the remote nature of the work.
Advanced Usage
  • "to unionise a workforce": To organize the entire body of workers at a company or in an industry into a union.
    • The goal of the movement was to unionise the gig economy workforce.
  • Passive voice: Often used to describe the state of workers.
    • Less than 15% of the private sector is unionised in this country.
Variants and Related Words
  • Unionize: The preferred spelling in American English. "Unionise" is the British English spelling.
  • Unionisation (n) / Unionization (n): The process or result of forming a union.
    • The unionisation of the plant took three years.
  • Unionised (adj) / Unionized (adj): Describing workers or a workplace that is organized into a union.
    • She works in a heavily unionised industry.
Synonyms
  • Organize: To form workers into a labor union. (e.g., )
  • Unionize: The American English spelling, identical in meaning.
Antonyms
  • Decertify: To remove a union's official recognition as a bargaining agent.
  • Deunionize: To dissolve or break up a union (less common).
Related Phrases
  • Collective bargaining: The negotiation process between a union and management, which is the goal of unionising.
  • Right to unionise: A legal principle allowing workers to form unions.
    • The constitution guarantees the right to unionise.
Verb
  1. form or join a union
    • The auto workers decided to unionize
  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

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