Unionise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

recruit for a union or organize into a union

form or join a union

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈuːniənˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈuːniənˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈuːniənˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /jˈuːniənˌaɪz/.

Examples

We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers
The auto workers decided to unionize

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

organize unionize organise

Parts of Speech

verb	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”
verb	form or join a union “The auto workers decided to unionize”

Word Forms

unionization	noun	act of forming labor unions
union	noun	an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
unionisation	noun	act of forming labor unions
organization	noun	a group of people who work together
organizer	noun	someone who enlists workers to join a union
organisation	noun	a group of people who work together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gewerkschaftlich organisieren

für eine Gewerkschaft rekrutieren oder sich einer Gewerkschaft anschließen

🇫🇷French

se syndiquer

recruter pour un syndicat ou s’organiser en syndicat

🇪🇸Spanish

sindicalizarse

reclutar para un sindicato u organizarse en un sindicato

🇮🇹Italian

sindacalizzare

reclutare per un sindacato o organizzarsi in un sindacato

🇳🇱Dutch

verenigen

rekruteren voor een vakbond of zich organiseren in een vakbond

🇵🇹Portuguese

sindicalizar

recrutar para um sindicato ou organizar-se em um sindicato

🇷🇺Russian

объединяться в профсоюзы

вербовать в профсоюз или организоваться в профсоюз

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यूनियन

किसी संघ के लिए भर्ती करना या किसी संघ में संगठित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঐক্যবদ্ধ করা

একটি ইউনিয়নের জন্য নিয়োগ করুন বা একটি ইউনিয়নে সংগঠিত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒன்றியம்

ஒரு தொழிற்சங்கத்திற்கு ஆட்சேர்ப்பு அல்லது ஒரு தொழிற்சங்கத்தில் ஒழுங்கமைத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంఘటితం

యూనియన్ కోసం రిక్రూట్ చేయండి లేదా యూనియన్‌గా నిర్వహించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

संघटन

युनियनसाठी भरती करा किंवा युनियनमध्ये संघटित व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

યુનિયન

યુનિયન માટે ભરતી કરો અથવા યુનિયનમાં ગોઠવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಗ್ಗೂಡಿಸಿ

ಒಕ್ಕೂಟಕ್ಕೆ ನೇಮಕ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಘಟಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യൂണിയൻ ചെയ്യുക

ഒരു യൂണിയനിലേക്ക് റിക്രൂട്ട് ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു യൂണിയനിലേക്ക് സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਘ

ਕਿਸੇ ਯੂਨੀਅਨ ਲਈ ਭਰਤੀ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਯੂਨੀਅਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਗਠਿਤ ਹੋਵੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اتحاد

یونین کے لیے بھرتی کریں یا یونین میں منظم ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

成立工会

招募工会或组织加入工会

🇯🇵Japanese

組合を結成する

組合を募集する、または組合を組織する

🇰🇷Korean

노동조합을 결성하다

노동조합을 모집하거나 노동조합을 조직하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đoàn kết

tuyển dụng cho một công đoàn hoặc tổ chức thành một công đoàn

🇹🇭Thai

รวมตัวกัน

รับสมัครสหภาพแรงงานหรือจัดตั้งสหภาพแรงงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berserikat

merekrut untuk menjadi serikat pekerja atau berorganisasi menjadi serikat pekerja

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-unyon

kumalap para sa isang unyon o mag-organisa sa isang unyon

🇲🇾Malay

bersatu

merekrut untuk kesatuan atau mengatur menjadi kesatuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نقابي

التجنيد في النقابة أو التنظيم في النقابة

🇮🇷Persian

اتحادیه

برای یک اتحادیه استخدام کنید یا در یک اتحادیه سازماندهی کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

sendikalaşmak

Bir sendikaya üye olun veya bir sendikada örgütlenin

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתאגד

לגייס לאיגוד או להתארגן לאיגוד

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