Unionization
noun
The process of an organized group of workers forming a labor union to negotiate rights and benefits with employers.
The process of unionization increased the bargaining power of the factory workers.
Often appears as...
- process of unionization
- unionization rate
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Formal
noun
A situation or process where countries, states or businesses combine to form a single group for cooperation and mutual benefit.
The unionization of the European continent has led to greater economic stability.
Often appears as...
- unionization of countries
- unionization of businesses
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The process of an organized group of workers forming a labor union to negotiate rights and benefits with employers.
The process of unionization increased the bargaining power of the factory workers.
Often appears as...
- process of unionization
- unionization rate
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A situation or process where countries, states or businesses combine to form a single group for cooperation and mutual benefit.
The unionization of the European continent has led to greater economic stability.
Often appears as...
- unionization of countries
- unionization of businesses
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Workforce Unity
Unionization is about workers joining together for a common cause, often for fair treatment.
The factory's unionization led to better working conditions for its employees.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective Bargaining
Through unionization, workers gain strength to negotiate wages and other benefits collectively.
Unionization gave the nurses a voice to negotiate for better hours and pay.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Some people believe unionization can lead to decreased flexibility and higher costs for companies.
Despite the benefits, some argue that unionization is bad for business.
Pro Tip 1/3Workforce Unity
Unionization is about workers joining together for a common cause, often for fair treatment.
The factory's unionization led to better working conditions for its employees.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective Bargaining
Through unionization, workers gain strength to negotiate wages and other benefits collectively.
Unionization gave the nurses a voice to negotiate for better hours and pay.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Some people believe unionization can lead to decreased flexibility and higher costs for companies.
Despite the benefits, some argue that unionization is bad for business.
Pro Tip 1/3Workforce Unity
Unionization is about workers joining together for a common cause, often for fair treatment.
The factory's unionization led to better working conditions for its employees.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective Bargaining
Through unionization, workers gain strength to negotiate wages and other benefits collectively.
Unionization gave the nurses a voice to negotiate for better hours and pay.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Some people believe unionization can lead to decreased flexibility and higher costs for companies.
Despite the benefits, some argue that unionization is bad for business.
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Quote examples
Elaine Chao
American Politician
The Obama administration likes to say that it is 'pro-worker.' But something is amiss when its labor priorities are forcing unionization and labor contracts on American workplaces, and denying union members information on how their dues money is spent.
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Stephanie Coontz
American Author
During the 1960s, rising real wages for low-income and high-income workers, due in part to rapid economic growth and the spread of unionization, worked in tandem with expanding government support systems to improve Americans' well-being.
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John L. Lewis
American Leader
Unionization, as opposed to communism, presupposes the relation of employment; it is based upon the wage system and it recognizes fully and unreservedly the institution of private property and the right to investment profit.
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Brianna Wu
American Businesswoman
I work in the tech industry and my husband works in biotech. He's head of IP for a company listed on the NASDAQ. And we have a lot of discussions in tech and biotech about the role of unionization in our industries.
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Ro Khanna
American Politician
We needed overtime laws, we needed unionization, we needed to figure out how to distribute the Industrial Revolution's gains with equity, and we're going through something similar with the technology revolution.
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Elaine Chao
American Politician
The OPPA route is nothing new. It follows the decades-old liberal agenda on trade, health care, global warming, and mass unionization. That agenda has never brought prosperity to workers.
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John Rhys-Davies
Welsh Actor
Hollywood is a far safer place to work than working abroad, because of the skill level, and because of the safety considerations that experience and unionization have created.
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Tommy Tuberville
Right to Work laws give workers a choice. Choice creates competition and competition breeds success. Forced unionization creates a monopoly, which only leads to stagnation.
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Bill de Blasio
American Politician
I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.
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Sherrod Brown
American Politician
Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall.
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Elaine Chao
American Politician
The Obama administration likes to say that it is 'pro-worker.' But something is amiss when its labor priorities are forcing unionization and labor contracts on American workplaces, and denying union members information on how their dues money is spent.
Quote examples
Stephanie Coontz
American Author
During the 1960s, rising real wages for low-income and high-income workers, due in part to rapid economic growth and the spread of unionization, worked in tandem with expanding government support systems to improve Americans' well-being.
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John L. Lewis
American Leader
Unionization, as opposed to communism, presupposes the relation of employment; it is based upon the wage system and it recognizes fully and unreservedly the institution of private property and the right to investment profit.
Quote examples
Brianna Wu
American Businesswoman
I work in the tech industry and my husband works in biotech. He's head of IP for a company listed on the NASDAQ. And we have a lot of discussions in tech and biotech about the role of unionization in our industries.
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Ro Khanna
American Politician
We needed overtime laws, we needed unionization, we needed to figure out how to distribute the Industrial Revolution's gains with equity, and we're going through something similar with the technology revolution.
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Elaine Chao
American Politician
The OPPA route is nothing new. It follows the decades-old liberal agenda on trade, health care, global warming, and mass unionization. That agenda has never brought prosperity to workers.
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John Rhys-Davies
Welsh Actor
Hollywood is a far safer place to work than working abroad, because of the skill level, and because of the safety considerations that experience and unionization have created.
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Tommy Tuberville
Right to Work laws give workers a choice. Choice creates competition and competition breeds success. Forced unionization creates a monopoly, which only leads to stagnation.
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Bill de Blasio
American Politician
I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.
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Sherrod Brown
American Politician
Foreign companies in the United States have a significantly higher unionization rate than other companies overall.
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