deunionize

[ dee-yoon-yuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·un·ion·ized, de·un·ion·iz·ing.

1. to eliminate labor unions from (a company, industry, etc.).

Other Words From

• de·union·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deunionize¹

de- + unionize

Example Sentences

“This is an issue of parity. It is not an effort to deunionize but to clarify the paradigm under which unionizing could occur.”

From New York Times