unionized
adjective
union·ized
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Definition of unionized
: characterized by the presence of labor unions
Examples of unionized in a Sentence
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Several companies with thousands of unionized workers have contracts with Shell, one the world’s largest oil and gas companies. — Morgan Krakow, Washington Post, "Trump’s speech at a Shell plant drew thousands of workers. They were paid extra to be there.," 17 Aug. 2019 Now, contracts with the unionized workers at all three organizations frequently are reached months before existing collective bargaining agreements expire. — Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "How can orchestras like Baltimore’s be fixed? 5 things we can learn from problems at BSO and elsewhere.," 5 Aug. 2019 As many as 100 unionized catering workers plan to get arrested protesting near the Fort Worth headquarters of American Airlines later this month in their fight for better wages and benefits. — Dallas News, "100 union catering workers are planning to get arrested while protesting American Airlines," 2 Aug. 2019 The Blazer and the fate of unionized workers also are contentious issues in negotiations this summer between GM and the UAW for a new four-year labor agreement. — David Welch, Los Angeles Times, "GM’s Mexico-made Chevy Blazer becomes a political pariah for auto workers," 1 Aug. 2019 Last week, a series of protests were led by unionized workers accompanied by horseback riders, and a caravan of thousands of motorcyclists. — John Bacon, USA TODAY, "Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló says he won't run again as protests grow," 22 July 2019 New protests began Friday afternoon, with unionized workers organizing a march to La Fortaleza from the nearby waterfront. — Washington Post, "Besieged Puerto Rico governor goes quiet amid protests," 20 July 2019 But tensions were smoothed over after city officials showed labor groups that last time the city passed a $310 million affordable housing bond, in 2015, almost 100% of the work went to unionized workers. — Trisha Thadani, SFChronicle.com, "Largest affordable housing bond in SF’s history headed to November ballot," 9 July 2019 Early next week, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union in Southern and Central California plan to vote on whether to authorize another strike, this time by 46,000 unionized workers. — James F. Peltz, latimes.com, "Grocery strike rocked Southern California 16 years ago. It may happen again soon," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unionized.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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