Unionisation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of unionization. UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Attempts to merge these unions in recent years have failed when put to the vote of members, but unionisation remains strong in the rail industry - not least because it has proved effective in keeping up wages."

  2. 2
    act of forming labor unions wordnet

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unionizationunionization

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"Attempts to merge these unions in recent years have failed when put to the vote of members, but unionisation remains strong in the rail industry - not least because it has proved effective in keeping up wages."

Etymology

From union + -isation or unionise + -ation.

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